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Josh Holland

Harry Kane's disallowed Champions League goal explained despite "ball went backwards" claim

Tottenham Hotspur were left raging last night following VARs controversial decision to disallow Harry Kane's winning goal against Sporting CP. The striker thought he had scored the goal to secure Spurs' place in the knockout stages in added time but was deemed to be in an offside position.

Antonio Conte's men knew that victory over the Portuguese side would ensure they avoided the tricky task of visiting Marseille's Stade Velodrome needing the result to go their way. However, the evening did not go to plan when ex-Spurs attacker Marcus Edwards broke the deadlock with a screamer after 22 minutes.

Rodrigo Bentancur headed the equaliser past Antonio Adan in the 80th minute as Spurs piled an onslaught onto their opponents. After missed chances from Eric Dier, Kane was in the right place at the right time with a poacher's finish from Emerson Royal's knockdown to complete the turnaround.

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