LONDON:

Tottenham were gifted the perfect start to their campaign as a farcical own goal from Villarreal goalkeeper Luiz Junior sealed a 1-0 win on Tuesday.

Luiz Junior contrived to let Lucas Bergvall's cross trickle into his own net early in the first half in north London.

That was enough for Tottenham to take the points on their return to Europe's elite club competition after a two-year absence.

The victory maintained Tottenham's impressive form under new boss Thomas Frank.

He was hired from Brentford to replace Ange Postecoglou in June, giving the Dane a chance to manage in the Champions League for the first time.

Postecoglou was sacked just 16 days after leading Tottenham to the Europa League final victory against Manchester United that secured their place in the Champions League

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