Should Jan Vertonghen have been sent off in Tottenham’s win over Dortmund?
Tottenham’s opening victory of their Champions League campaign was marred by the late dismissal of defender Jan Vertonghen.
The Belgian international was adjudged to have elbowed Dortmund’s Mario Gotze in the face as Spurs were reduced to ten men in stoppage time.
While contact was certainly made with the Germany international, signs of intention were less clear, as referee Gianluca Rocchi handed out Vertonghen’s second yellow card of the match.
Vertonghen will now be suspended for Tottenham’s next match, away to APOEL Nicosia.
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Before that, two goals from Harry Kane and an opening strike from Heung-min Son saw Spurs run out 3-1 winners at Wembley Stadium, with Ukrainian Andriy Yarmolenko scoring for the visitors.
Elsewhere in Group H, reigning champions Real Madrid secured a comfortable 3-0 victory at home to APOEL, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice for Zinedine Zidane’s side.
