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
Tottenham advanced in the Champions League the hard way on Tuesday.
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.
That goal also meant Marseille finished in last place and will have no involvement in European competition in the new year.