RB Leipzig 3-0 Tottenham: 5 Talking Points | UEFA Champions League 2019-20

#3 Tottenham's failure to trouble Leipzig over two legs should be a cause for concern

Tottenham Hotspur v RB Leipzig - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg

As recently as June last year, Tottenham sent shockwaves by competing in the final of the Champions League and even though they were defeated by Liverpool, it was expected that they would build on from that.

The club have made giant strides despite not spending much in the market but their decision to sack Mauricio Pochettino mid-season was seen in many quarters as a wrong one, while the appointment of Jose Mourinho was even more baffling given his recent antecedents.

Despite the absence of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min as well as their recent poor form, Tottenham would have fancied their chances against a Leipzig side who were arguably the weakest seeded side that they could have faced in the round-of-16.

For all of their impressiveness in the Bundesliga, the Germans are painfully short of star names and fans were expecting a close game between two sides of almost equal strength.

However, rather disappointingly, Tottenham failed to play their part and were nothing more than spectators as Leipzig ran roughshod over them across both legs and for a side that expects to compete in the upper echelons of continental and domestic football, this is simply not good enough and Daniel Levy would have to go back to the drawing board.