Tottenham 2-7 Bayern Munich: Champions League report & highlights as German giants sink Spurs

Tottenham's troubled start to the season took a massive turn downwards as they were taught the harshest of lessons by a superb Bayern side, who showed clinical finishing but were helped by some sloppy Spurs passing and complete capitulation in the final 20 minutes that will worry everyone at the club.

Heung-Min Son gave Spurs the lead after just 12 minutes after looking sharp from the first whistle, but Joshua Kimmich levelled three minutes later and Robert Lewandowski produced a brilliant turn and finish on the stroke of half time.

Former Arsenal man Gnabry then scored twice in two minutes to see the Bavarians move into a commanding lead, which Spurs then reduced to 4-2 when Harry Kane clinically dispatched a slightly harsh penalty.

Gnabry completed his hat-trick seven minutes from time though, and with Spurs reeling Lewandowski slotted in a fine sixth from a wonderful Philippe Coutinho flick to add further insult to injury.

The misery was not done just yet though, and Gnabry took the chance to add a fourth, and Bayern's seventh, late on as Spurs' collapse was complete.

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State of play in Group B

It leaves Spurs with just a point after two games and in third in their group after Crvena Zvezda came from behind to beat Olympiakos 3-1 in Belgrade.

The Greek side led 1-0 when they had Yassine Benzia sent off just before the hour mark, and the Serbians took just five minutes to level - before breaking Olympiakos hearts with two goals in the last three minutes from Nemanja Milunovic and Richmond Boakye.

Spurs next face back-to-back games against Red Star in what could be a crucial couple of games in their qualification hopes.

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• Tottenham Hotspur have conceded seven goals in a home match for the very first time in any major competition.
• Tottenham Hotspur are the first English side to concede seven goals in any European competition since Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-8 to FC Koln in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in July 1995.
• Spurs’ 2-7 defeat to Bayern was Mauricio Pochettino’s joint-heaviest ever defeat as a manager in all competitions alongside a 0-5 loss to Real Madrid in March 2012 with Espanyol.
• FC Bayern Munich registered their joint-second biggest ever away victory in European competition, behind only a 7-1 win against Roma in October 2014 (Champions League).
• Spurs conceded seven goals in a competitive match for the first time since December 1996 versus Newcastle United in the Premier League (1-7).
• Spurs’ 2-7 defeat was the biggest ever margin of defeat by an English team at home in European competition.
• Serge Gnabry is the only the second German player to score four goals in a Champions League match after Mario Gomez versus Basel in March 2012 (also for Bayern, 7-0-win).
• Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski has scored in his last nine competitive appearances – his longest scoring streak in his German club career. Indeed, Lewandowski has scored 14 goals in 10 games all competitions for Bayern this season, more than any other player in the big-five European leagues.
• Spurs’ Harry Kane has scored more Champions League goals versus German teams (5) than he has versus sides from any other nation in the competition.

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