Comeback king!! Juventus beat Tottenham at home to secure a quarter final spot.
Juventus completed a shocking comeback as they beat Tottenham 2-1 in Wembley as they book their place in the quarter final stage in the UEFA Champions League.
Despite the home team dominating the first half of the game, a slight error from them at the hour mark of the game was capitalized on by the Italian giants to help them secure the quarter final spot.
A beautiful assist from Trippier to Son Heung-Min in the 39th minute, gave the London side the lead.
But in the 64th minutes, Khedira's through pass found Higuian who finds the back of the net as he chips the ball pass Hugo Lloris.
Not long after, the Italian side completed the comeback at the 67th minutes with a beautiful assist from Higuain finds Dybala who scored the second goal to give the away team a shocking lead.
The first leg ended in Tottenham's favour as they only needed a draw to qualify for the quarter finals in this second encounter. But a resilient Juventus had other plans and it worked out fine.
With the win, Juventus have booked their quarter final spot and have also keep their hope alive for winning the title.
In the other game, Manchester City lost at home for the first time this season as they were swept away by Basel.
Though they lost 2-1 in today's encounter, the shark team won on aggregate 5-2 to secure their quarter final spot.
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