HUGO’S THE SPURS HERO

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to score. It was a good draw. We stayed strong and they put on a lot of pressure – we could have faded. We deserve this point.”

Real Madrid hero Ronaldo, who scored his 95th goal in 132 Champions League appearances, was then denied a second-half winner by a world-class save from Lloris.

But Tottenham did themselves proud and a point still leaves them with a chance of winning Group H.

The visitors went ahead after 27 minutes when Real defender Raphael Varane put through his own net, while under pressure from Harry Kane (above), who said: “We are happy. They are going to have chances but we played well and made it tough for them.”