Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Monaco stun Tottenham with victory at Wembley (Reuters)

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - First-half goals by Bernardo Silva and Thomas Lemar earned Monaco a surprise 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in their Champions League Group E opener at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday to silence the London club's record 'home' attendance. More than 85,000 packed the national stadium -- Tottenham's adopted home for this year's Champions League -- on a balmy Riviera-like night in London but the club's second campaign among Europe's elite began in disheartening fashion. Toby Alderweireld's header shortly before the interval offered hope of a second-half siege but Monaco, leaders of Ligue 1, held out comfortably to top the early group standings.

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