Tottenham 3 Borussia Dortmund 1 LIVE: Harry Kane scores his second to all but seal three points after Andriy Yarmolenko’s stunner

MAURICIO POCHETTINO's Tottenham begin their Champions League campaign against Borussia Dortmund.

Spurs were knocked out of the competition in the group stage last season.

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• Tottenham and Dortmund’s only previous encounter was in the round of 16 of the 2015/16 Europa League. The German side won 5-1 on aggregate (3-0 in Germany, 2-1 in England), courtesy of three goals by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and two by Marco Reus.
• Tottenham are in the Champions League group stages for the third time after 2010/11 (quarter-finals) and 2016/17 (group stages). It’s the first time they’ve reached it in consecutive seasons.
• Tottenham have won only two of their last nine Champions League games (D2 L5).
• They’ve also won only one of their three games at Wembley in the competition (L2).
• Tottenham are winless in their opening game of a Champions League group stage (D1 L1).
• This is Borussia Dortmund’s 12 th appearance in the Champions League, only Bayern Munich can boast more among German clubs (21).
• Borussia Dortmund have reached the knockout stages in their last four Champions League campaigns. This includes 2012/13 when they were beaten finalists against Bayern Munich.
• Borussia Dortmund – winners in 1997 – are one of three German clubs to have lifted the European Cup/Champions League trophy along with Bayern Munich (5) and Hamburg (1).
• Only three of Borussia Dortmund’s last 32 Champions League games ave ended in a draw (W17 D12).
• Despite playing only three games in his Champions League career, Harry Kane has already scored two goals.
• This is Maurico Pochettino’s second Champions League campaign as manager. He failed to make to make it out of the group stages with Tottenham last season.
• Marco Reus has scored 12 goals and delivered four assists in his last 16 Champions League games.
• This is Peter Bosz’s first Champions League campaign as manager.