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Magical own goal subverts the situation, Premier League powerhouse wins: The Champions League Devils are unbeaten 21 games at home

11:02am, 17 September 2025【Football】

A match in the first round of the Champions League stage began, and Tottenham played against Villarreal at home. Tottenham had a good start in the league, winning 3 games in 4 league games and losing only one game against Bournemouth. Now that we are in the Champions League, Tottenham faces Villarreal, ranked 6th in La Liga. As a result, Tottenham won the game 1-0 with Junior's own goal and achieved a good start to the Champions League!

Tottenham lined up 433 formation in this game. The offensive combination of Kudus, Rishalisson and Xavi Simeone jointly attacked. Berival, Bentankur and Saar formed three midfielders. Polo, Romero, Van der Fen and Spence started with four defenders. Vicario serves as the starting goalkeeper. Brennan Johnson and Muani were on standby on the bench. Shortly after the game started, Tottenham Hotspur created opportunities. Xavi Simmons shot hard outside the penalty area and kicked high. In the 4th minute, Tottenham scored a goal! Luis Junior made a fatal save mistake and saved his opponent's cross into the goal. It was so weird! This weird own goal gave Tottenham a fantastic start. 8 minutes later, Pepe shot from the far corner from the front of the penalty area and missed. Saar's low shot was saved. At the end of the half, Tottenham Hotspur led 1-0.

The second half will change sides and fight again. Pepe shot low from the far corner from the right side of the penalty area and missed. Three minutes later, Berival's long shot kicked high. Tottenham made a substitution adjustment in the 69th minute, with Palinia and Udoki coming on as substitutes. In the 81st minute, Palinia kicked away from a long shot. Pepe's free kick missed in the last moment. The final score was 1-0, and Tottenham defeated Villarreal.

Tottenham has remained unbeaten in 21 Champions League home games, with a 17 win and 4 draw at the Champions League home record. In this game, Tottenham Hotspur possession rate was 58%, with 9 shots and only 1 shot on the right hand. Obviously, Tottenham has few shooting opportunities and poor shooting quality, but the victory is due to the good luck and the opponent helps score the goal. Villarreal did not shoot directly without 10 shots, and the quality of the shots was even worse.