For Spurs it will be of little solace that these are the kind of nights – with the volume turned up, the drama near-unremitting and knockout football at its most attractive – that can make the Champions League feel so special. This could have been one of the great nights for this club and, very nearly, it was. Instead, it became a harrowing reminder that they have a lot to learn at this level and they might just have to accept the allegations of naivety that come their way.
It would be harsh to be too cruel when, over the two legs, Mauricio Pochettino’s side played some exhilarating attacking football against nine-time finalists, scored three times against a side that had not conceded a Serie A goal since December and were still ploughing forward in those heart-stopping moments when Harry Kane’s 90th-minute header came off the turf, thudded against the post and, agonisingly, bounced across the goal-line before being hacked clear.
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