Harry Kane double helps Tottenham break Wembley hoodoo with Dortmund win
Spurs win at the home of English football for the second time in 12 games.
- Son Heung-Min opens the scoring after just five minutes.
- Andriy Yarmolenko equalises with a stunning strike.
- Harry Kane puts Spurs back in front with blistering strike.
- Kane's second extends the hosts' lead.
- Jan Vertonghen sent off in stoppage time after challenge on Mario Gotze
- Recap: Liverpool 2-2 Sevilla, Feyenoord 0-4 Manchester City.
A massive result for Tottenham in the context of their season as they win at Wembley for the first time since making it their permanent home. Harry Kane was at his very best and his double secures the points.
That is all we have time for on this Champions League live text. We are spoiling you this week however and we're back with a bonus night of Europa League football tomorrow with live coverage of Arsenal vs FC Cologne. Can they respond to this result from their rivals?
Until then, a very good night.
Full time: Tottenham 3-1 Borussia Dortmund
Consider the hoodoo, banished. Tottenham claim their first competitive win at Wembley inside 90 minutes for 18 years after seeing off Borussia Dortmund. Harry Kane was again the key figure with two goals, after Son Heung-Min's opener was cancelled out by Andriy Yarmolenko.
It could have been so much different for Dortmund who had goals in either half chalked off; the second of which as Aubameyang was wrongly adjudged to be offside, but Spurs were worthy of their healthy victory. Huge result both with regard to the rest of their Champions League campaign, and their domestic season, despite the late dismissal of Vertonghen.
Half time: Tottenham 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
If the opening night of the Champions League was dominated by one-sided games, tonight is the polar opposite. Wembley is playing host to a cracker so far, with Tottenham ahead by the smallest of margins. Son Heung-Ming's goal was cancelled out by Andriy Yarmolenko's cracker, but Harry Kane put Spurs back ahead with a fine strike all inside the first quarter-of-an-hour. Dortmund have dominated the game since but the hosts' lead remains intact. An intriguing second half awaits.
Tottenham are awfully deep for how early it is in the game; only 30 minutes played, and Dortmund are being allowed to dictate. Yarmolenko and Kagawa are causing havoc.
Pulisic gets away down the left and cross towards Aubameyang, but Vertonghen turns the ball away at the last minute. That's already the third time a last ditch intervention has been required since Tottenham went ahead for a second time.
GOAL! Tottenham 2-1 Borussia Dortmund (Harry Kane)
What an opening 15 minutes at Wembley. Tottenham back in front. Harry Kane appears to foul if not one, then maybe even two Dortmund defenders but he goes on and when given an inch of room he smashes the ball beyond Burki. Three picture-book goals in the first quarter-of-an-hour.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Borussia Dortmund (Andriy Yarmolenko)
Pick that out! Dortmund are level through a stunning strike from Andriy Yarmolenko. Kagawa lays the ball off on the edge of the box and left-foot to arcs a shot around Lloris and into the top corner. The Ukrainian often underwhelms on the international stage, but he's turned up tonight. A fabulous equaliser.
We have spoken at length over Tottenham's problems at Wembley, but in their two leagues outings this term it was at least remotely positive. Spurs matched Chelsea for long periods before a late Alonso goal gave the Blues victory. Against Burnley, they led for much of the game before Chris Wood popped up in stoppage time to grab a point. A bit more concentration is all that is needed tonight.
Dortmund may not be the threat they were under Jurgen Klopp or even Thomas Tuchel, but they head into this year's Champions League as a possible dark horses. The 2013 runners-up finished third in the Bundesliga last term, behind debutants RB Leipzig, and will be keen to remind their rivals of their abilities. The squad is much the same as the one which knocked Spurs out of the Europa League in March 2016, with Aubameyang the star.
Watching Davinson Sanchez against Pierre Emerick Aubameyang will be fascinating tonight. The Colombian is an uncompromising presence in the middle of the Tottenham defence and while he may not be able to match the Gabon forward stride for stride, he has the physical attributes to dominate the Dortmund hitman. An interesting head-to-head.
How might we expect both sides to line up tonight?
Tottenham are without Dele Alli, who is suspended, while Danny Rose, Erik Lamela, Georges Kevin-Nkoudou and Victor Wanyama. Mauricio Pochettino is not expected to shuffle his pack much, but Kyle Walker-Peters could earn a recall.
Dortmund are without a host of players on their return to London. Neven Subotic, captain Marcel Schmelzer and Marc Bartra are definitely out while Julian Weigl, Andre Schurrle, Sebastian Rode and Erik Durm are doubts. Surgery rules out Marco Reus and Raphael Guerreiro.
Welcome to Wembley where many fans will arrive here today with Tottenham having never won here in their lifetime. If they leave in the same predicament then it will have been another disappointing day for Mauricio Pochettino's men who must break their hoodoo to have a decent chance to qualifying for the knock-out phase, with Real Madrid still to come.
If Mauricio Pochettino hopes to convince anyone listening that Tottenham's Wembley hoodoo has been blown out of proportion then victory tonight is surely a necessity. Spurs have not won a competitive game at then home of English football since 1999, when Allan Neilsen stooped to win the League Cup in the 90th minute.
Wins have followed against Chelsea in extra time and CSKA Moscow in a dead rubber in last year's competition but nothing to rival the significance of tonight's game against the 1997 champions. Borussia Dortmund might be led by another new manager - the ex-Ajax boss Peter Bosz - but the philosophy and striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang remains.
All the team news and build-up ahead of the 7:45pm kick-off at Wembley is on the way.
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