T ottenham will have to overturn a 1-0 deficit against AC Milan to reach the Champions League quarter-final but a 1-0 defeat in the last-16 first leg could not be blamed on their rookie midfield of Oliver Skipp and Pape Matar Sarr. Sarr, in particular, took his opportunity in a standout display on his first appearance in the Champions League. The Senegal international was unfazed by the occasion and often looked the most composed Spurs player as he recycled possession and snapped into tackles in the face of Milan's midfield pressure. Skipp was also calm and intelligent in possession, quick to find a teammate with either foot and spray a ball forward. The 22-year-old also broke up the play more than once with a well-timed challenge in a tenacious display.
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