Bayer Leverkusen vs. Tottenham: Score, Reaction from 2016 Champions League Match

Bayer Leverkusen settled for a 0-0 stalemate against Tottenham Hotspur at the BayArena on Tuesday evening as the two teams continued their tug-of-war in UEFA Champions League Group E.

The German hosts had the bulk of shooting opportunities as Javier Hernandez and Stefan Kiessling grew frustrated in front of the opposition net and were arguably unfortunate not to come away with three points.

Vincent Janssen continued to deputise in attack for Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino as Harry Kane continues his recovery on the sidelines, while Son Heung-min started against his old club.

AS Monaco retained their place at the Group E summit after drawing 1-1 in their trip to CSKA Moscow, and football writer Samuel Jay C attested to manager Roger Schmidt’s side perhaps deserving more:

Not sure how Leverkusen haven’t won. They’ve been absolutely brilliant. Fair play to Spurs digging in. Think #thfc starting to miss Kane.

— Sam (@samuelJayC) October 18, 2016

Tottenham have built a head of steam in the Premier League—where they currently sit third—this season, and it was the English club who took a superior share of the ball early on at the BayArena.

However, it was the hosts who had the earlier sights on goal in the opening phases, largely through strikers Hernandez and Kiessling, as Match of the Day illustrated the Germans’ high press:

It’s been all Leverkusen so far, but Spurs have just had a goal ruled out for offside… https://t.co/CQ3MRgAXJb pic.twitter.com/oZCmJ8EjRQ

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) October 18, 2016

That early assault only lasted so long, however, and it wasn’t long until the guests started to gain some momentum from their possession.

Dele Alli thought he had opened the scoring approaching the half-hour mark in Germany, but he was unable to direct a free header on target after some fine work from Victor Wanyama to muscle some space free.

FourFourTwo’s Chris Miller praised the fine cross of right-back Kieran Trippier, starting in place of regular starter Kyle Walker, although there was room to critique …

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