Tottenham beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 at the Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night. Harry Kane's double and Son Heung-Min brilliant finish ensured the English club got their Champions League Campaign off to a positive start and ended their winless streak at home. However, Borussia Dortmund dominated territory and possession but were unable to at least tie up the scoreline. With this home win, Tottenham are second with three points, while Borussia Dortmund are third in the group. Here's the match report in detail.
Tottenham Hotspur outlook
Starting XI and individual performance points: Goalkeeper - Hugo Lloris (6.09).
Defender - Serge Aurier (7.08), Toby Alderweireld (6.56), Jan Vertonghen (5.79), Davinson Sánchez (6.45), Ben Davies (seven points). Midfielder - Christian Eriksen (6.67), Mousa Dembélé (6.53), Eric Dier (6.89), Son Heung-Min (7.08). Forward - Harry Kane (9.50). Used substitutes - Moussa Sissoko (six points), Fernando Llorente (six points).
Team's strength and weakness: Tottenham created goal bound chances from individual efforts and long range shots. They were good at converting chances in front of goal. However, Spurs were aggressive in their tackles.
Style of play: they operated largely from the flanks and favored through balls and crosses.
Borussia Dortmund outlook
Starting XI and individual performance points: Goalkeeper - Lukasz Piszczek (6.60).
Defender - Sokratis (6.34), Ömer Toprak (6.21), Jeremy Toljan (six points). Midfielder - Mahmoud Dahoud (6.52), Shinji Kagawa (six points), Nuri Sahin (6.22). Forward - Andriy Yarmolenko (7.15), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (six points), Christian Pulisic (6.54). Used substitutes - Dan-Axel Zagadou (six points), Gonzalo Castro (5.63), Mario Götze (6.14).
Team's strength and weakness: Peter Bosz's men dominated large territorial possession on Tottenham Hotspur's half but were poor at scoring. They created several goal-scoring opportunities from flanks, long passes and individual efforts. In their weakness, they committed plenty of individual stumbles.
Style of play: Dortmund held a high number of possessions, operated through the middle and favored long passes.
Man of the Match
Spurs striker Harry Kane was fantastic on the attack and set up goal chances. He scored twice, made four vital key passes and completed forty touches.
Both teams upcoming fixtures
Borussia Dortmund welcomes Real Madrid on September 26, while Tottenham will travel to Cyprus to face APOEL Nicosia the same night.