Richarlison: Spurs star was in tears after Champions League brace vs Marseille

Champions League football returned in north London on Wednesday night as Tottenham took on Marseille.

It had been over two years since their majestic arena had seen Europe’s premier competition grace its grass, so the Spurs faithful will be overjoyed to have come away with the three points.

It was a relatively closely-fought affair, with the away team looking reasonably settled until Chancel Mbemba was sent off for denying Son Heung-min a clear goal scoring opportunity just after half-time.

So it took well over an hour for Antonio Conte’s men to find the initial breakthrough, scoring in the 76th minute courtesy of a Richarlison header.

The Brazilian latched onto a lovely Ivan Perisic cross and converted for his first goal in the Spurs white.

Richarlison has his first Tottenham goal