
Igor Tudor’s brutal decision to replace Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Antonín Kinský just 17 minutes into his team’s humiliating 5–2 defeat to Atlético Madrid was the headline moment on the first night of this season’s Champions League round of 16 ties.
After seemingly losing faith in usual starter Guglielmo Vicario, Tudor opted to hand Kinský only his third start of the season—after two previous Carabao Cup matches—and quickly regretted it.