Richarlison’s Tottenham Hotspur career takes off, in his first ever Champions League appearance, and might it be the spark that Antonio Conte’s career in the competition requires? This opening game against Olympique Marseille looked like it was going to be another tepid continental display from one of the Italian’s teams, only for Richarlison to rise above it all - literally, and twice. The forward scored two fine headed goals, the second particularly acrobatic.
It didn’t quite send Spurs flying, but did put them on course to the last 16 with a respectable 2-0 win. It's all the more important given results elsewhere. This was very far from the game of the night but that's been one of the elements of the campaign so far. Spurs winning without necessarily playing well.
