UCL 2018/2019 : 5 talking points from matchday 5 of the group stage

#3 Tottenham handed lifeline

Eriksen's winner handed Tottenham Hotspur a lifeline in Group B

Tottenham have come a long way from the side always looking to break into the upper echelons, and have firmly established themselves as a Champions League regular in the Premier League.

Having performed relatively credibly last season where they impressively topped a group also containing Real Madrid and Dortmund and taking Juventus all the way in their round-of-16 clash before being eliminated in the cruelest of fashions, the Lillywhites would have sought to build on from that this season.

Things however got off to a disastrous start, as they were handed what was a fairly difficult group, and to make matters worse, they kicked off their campaign with a loss to Inter Milan (who on paper were their rivals to qualify alongside Barcelona) having led for most of the match.

They followed that up with an uninspiring loss at home to Barcelona and a draw away to PSV before showing great grit to defeat the Dutch side at Wembley having gone behind early on.

Tottenham hosted Inter on matchday 5 knowing that anything other than a victory would see them eliminated, and for much of the match it looked like the Italians would have their way, until a late Christian Eriksen handed Tottenham a lifeline to move Spurs level on points with Inter, and more importantly give them the head-to-head advantage over the San Siro outfit heading into their crunch clash on matchday six.

Tottenham gave themselves a massive lifeline with their victory at Wembley, and right now they have their destiny in their hands, even though they visit none other than the mythical Nou Camp, but then again, this is football and anything can happen.