Spurs count cost of not capitalising

– Mauricio Pochettino (right) conceded Tottenham Hotspur need little short of a miracle to get past the group stage after the Premier League giants’ Champions League hopes were dented by a 2-2 draw at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday.

With no points from their opening two Group B fixtures, this was make-orbreak for both Spurs and PSV at the Philips Stadion.

A dominant Spurs looked to have the points wrapped up after England striker Harry Kane nodded past Jeroen Zoet to give the visitors a 55th-minute lead having seen Lucas Moura level Hirving Lozano’s 30th-minute opener for PSV minutes

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before the interval.

But when Lozano threatened to pick up a throughball in the 78th minute, Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris came rushing out of his goal and caught the Mexican winger with his knee.

The French World Cup winner was immediately shown a red card, with Pochettino taking off Son Heung-Min for second-choice keeper Michel Vorm.

Vorm’s first task was to push away a superb free-kick at the base of the post, only to be caught ball-watching when De Jong poked a loose ball past him with three minutes left.

It saw Spurs locked with PSV on one point in Group B, eight points behind leaders Barcelona.

“In the end it was a draw and it leaves us with the minimum possibility to go to the next stage of the Champions League,” Pochettino said. –