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Champions League: Tottenham advance to final 16, but Son Heung-min in doubt after head injury

  • A dazed-looking Son was helped off the field after receiving a shoulder to his face by Mbemba
  • The forward, who is set to play at the World Cup for South Korea, appeared to be unsteady on his feet

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Son Heung-min receives medical assistance during the UEFA Champions League group D match. Photo: EPA-EFE

Tottenham advanced in the Champions League the hard way on Tuesday.

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With manager Antonio Conte serving a suspension in the stands and one of its star players, Son Heung-min, forced off the field with a head injury, Tottenham was trailing 1-0 at halftime against Marseille and heading out of the competition.

So bad was the performance, Spurs didn’t have a touch in Marseille’s penalty area in the first half. They managed to turn it around.

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg scored with the last kick of the game at Stade Velodrome for a goal that sealed a 2-1 win and lifted Tottenham to the top of Group D above Eintracht Frankfurt, which had already clinched victory at Sporting – also 2-1 – and was sitting in first place until Højbjerg’s goal.

Son Heung-min, set to play at the World Cup for South Korea, was unsteady on his feet. Photo: Reuters
Son Heung-min, set to play at the World Cup for South Korea, was unsteady on his feet. Photo: Reuters

That goal also meant Marseille finished in last place and will have no involvement in European competition in the new year.

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