Tottenham Hotspur secured a deserved win – their first under Igor Tudor – against Atletico Madrid but failed in their attempt to overturn a three-goal deficit as they went out of the Champions League in the last-16 stage.
Spurs were left with too much to do after a calamitous 5-2 first-leg defeat in Madrid – one of four in five matches since Tudor replaced Thomas Frank as manager.
But their latest improved performance in the return will offer encouragement as they turn to their main priority of avoiding relegation from the Premier League.
Spurs needed the first goal on the night, starting well and making the breakthrough on the half-hour mark when Randal Kolo Muani headed home an inviting cross from Mathys Tel on the right.
