Fun fact: Own goal is Tottenham's top scorer in this season's Champions League
Kenley Ward
Dailysports's expert
Tottenham are proving you don't always need to score yourself to secure the win.
Details: Following Tottenham's victory over Slavia Prague in matchday six of the Champions League, the statistical portal OneFootball highlighted an intriguing trend.
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The opening goal in this clash came in the 26th minute, courtesy of an own goal by Slavia's defender David Zima.
This marked the third own goal scored by Tottenham's opponents in just six Champions League matches this season—more than any individual Spurs player has managed in this campaign:
- Own goals by opponents – 3 goals.
- Micky van de Ven – 2 goals.
- Randal Kolo Muani – 2 goals.
- João Palhinha – 1 goal.
- Richarlison – 1 goal.
- Brennan Johnson – 1 goal.
- Wilson Odobert – 1 goal.
- Mohammed Kudus – 1 goal.
- Xavi Simons – 1 goal.
The match ultimately ended in a resounding 3-0 win for the Spurs, allowing them to claim 9th place in the overall Champions League group stage standings with 11 points from 6 matches.
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