BEVERLY HILLS, February 13, (THEWILL) – Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen pulled Tottenham back from two goals down to hold Juventus 2-2 in Turin, spoiling what had looked set to be a Gonzalo Higuain one-man show in the Champions League last 16, first leg in Turin on Tuesday.
Higuain had put Juventus two goals up within the first nine minutes at the Allianz Stadium with the first goal coming after just 73 seconds followed by a second from the spot to leave Mauricio Pochettino’s English side reeling.
But the 30-year-old missed two further chances to hammer home Juventus’s domination in the first half, with his second penalty hitting the crossbar just before the break.
However, Kane pulled Spurs back into the game after 35 minutes, latching onto a Dele Alli pass to round a helpless Gianluigi Buffon who had advanced off his line, making no mistake in front of goal.
It was 24-year-old Kane’s seventh goal in Europe’s top club competition this season and puts him level with Steven Gerrard for the most scored by an English player in a single Champions League campaign.
Dane Eriksen whipped in the second with a 70th-minute free-kick after centre-back Giorgio Chiellini fouled Alli, sending it low past a diving Buffon.
Tottenham take two valuable away goals into the second leg at Wembley, meaning Juventus have to outscore Spurs to win.
In the other game of the night, Manchester City continued its impressive run with a 4-0 win over Basel at St. Jakob-Park.
The 4-0 win for Pep Guardiola’s side is the largest margin ever for an English team away from home in the Champions League knockout rounds.
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