Maddison looked sluggish against Galatasaray and in the first few minutes was easily beaten to the ball by Lucas Torreira. When Lankshear attempted a one-two with Maddison, his senior team-mate stopped running. Postecoglou was visibly upset on the touchline.

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Ange Postecoglou's rejigged defence gifted Galatasaray endless opportunities in a harrowing showdown, marred by Dejan Kulusevski's agonising miss in the dying moments that nearly salvaged a point for Tottenham.