Tottenham vs Inter Milan: Christian Eriksen hands Spurs Champions League lifeline
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Your support makes all the difference.Christian Eriksen ensured Tottenham's bid to reach the Champions League knockout stages will go to the final group game after the Dane secured a late 1-0 win over Inter Milan at Wembley.
Spurs, who endured a terrible start to their Group B campaign, were heading out of the competition as they were frustrated by a disruptive Inter side until Eriksen climbed off the bench to slam home an 80th-minute winner.
They are still outsiders to progress, however, and they will have to produce one of the most famous nights in the club's history if they want to do it, as they have go to group winners Barcelona in a fortnight and match the result of Inter, who play at home to PSV Eindhoven.
Although they were made to work hard by the Italian side, who came to do a job knowing a point would seal their qualification, they deserved the win as Harry Winks earlier hit the crossbar and Jan Vertonghen somehow headed wide from close range.
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Good evening and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of tonight's Champions League action...and what a night it is!
PSG host Liverpool in a crucial match in both of their European seasons, meanwhile across the channel Tottenham welcome Inter Milan in a must-win clash.
Nathan Jacobs will be here to bring you all the build-up to the action, starting with team news from around 7pm.
Time for PSG to make a statement
Walking over Ligue 1 opposition is not ideal preparation for facing the Napolis and Liverpools of Europe’s elite, with Thomas Tuchel needing to find a way to lift his side when it matters most
Tottenham's ‘painful’ summer means Juan Foyth misses out on their Champions League squad
Foyth has played in Tottenham's last three Premier League matches but was not registered to play in the Champions League at the start of the season because they could only name 17 ‘non-locally trained’ players
Meanwhile, the other English side playing this evening is Tottenham and they line up as follows:
Liverpool certainly have their work cut out this evening with Neymar and Mbappe surprising the odds to start this evening.
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