Tottenham secured a spirited 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but tumbled out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage, going down 7-5 on aggregate after the calamitous 5-2 first-leg defeat in Madrid proved too steep a deficit to overturn.
Randal Kolo Muani and a double from Xavi Simons earned Igor Tudor his first win as Spurs head coach, but goals from Julian Alvarez and David Hancko ensured Diego Simeone's side advanced to a quarter-final against Barcelona.
Kolo Muani Gives Hope to a Hopeful Crowd
Spurs needed the first goal and started on the front foot, willed on by home fans who appreciated the refusal to surrender the tie. The breakthrough arrived on the half-hour mark when Mathys Tel floated an inviting cross from the inside right and Kolo Muani peeled away into space to head home — his fourth goal in this season's competition.