A symbolic point
Before the match, Spurs' managing director of football Fabio Paratici and his new number two Gretar Steinsson were paying close attention to the players' warm-up. Paratici was constantly speaking to the club's fitness and sports science staff, including Gian Piero Ventrone.
Spurs looked ready and the players were pumped up. The first five to 10 minutes of the encounter showed that as the visitors pressed with intensity and they did so high up the pitch.
