Tottenham Hotspur lost 3-0 to RB Leipzig in the second-leg of their Champions League last-16 clash last night, crashing out of the competition after suffering a 4-0 defeat on aggregate.
One of the few positives from the game was seeing Malachi Fagan-Walcott make his professional debut for Spurs, with the 18-year-old replacing Serge Aurier in the closing minutes of the game.
Fagan-Walcott wasn’t supposed to be in the matchday squad originally, but an injury to Davinson Sanchez saw boss Jose Mourinho hand him a chance.
While the teenager only made a cameo appearance against Leipzig, that the Portuguese trusted him enough to hand him a debut speaks volume.
The Tottenham academy graduate was gutted with the result but is happy to have fulfilled a dream, and he has taken to Twitter to react to making his debut:
It’s was a night of mixed emotions, extremely disappointed to be knocked out of the champions league with such a great team, but on a positive note happy to have made my professional debut in the champions league. Proud moment for me and my family