Hugo Lloris was in top form as Premier League Spurs beat Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund in Wednesday’s Champions League round of 16 clash.
Marco Reus has paid tribute to Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris after he made a series of impressive saves in Wednesday’s 1-0 Champions League win away at Borussia Dortmund, speaking to Goal.
Dortmund were the dominant side throughout the second-leg clash at Signal Iduna Park, terrorising Spurs’ backline with their speed and movement throughout a thrilling yet goalless first-half.
Lucien Favre’s side were under pressure to score in order to cancel out their 3-0 defeat at Wembley last month but were left frustrated by a superb virtuoso performance by Spurs’ France international goalkeeper.
Lloris made seven saves on the night, including a superb fingertip stop to deny a Mario Gotze curler, while Harry Kane fired home a winner against the run of play just after half time.
“We needed a goal before half-time, we did not make it,” said Dortmund captain Reus, who saw a deflected drive smartly stopped by the former Lyon glovesman in the first half.
“We had an incredible number of chances to score, but [Hugo Lloris] also did very well.”
The performance could hardly have been better timed for Lloris, who came under a huge amount of criticism for conceding two soft goals in Spurs’ Premier League defeat away at Chelsea a week ago.
Though credit has to go to centre-backs Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sanchez and Jan Vertonghen, who each produced heroic performances in a famous win.
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