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Archie Gray - Assists Wednesday Gray assisted once to go with one cross (one accurate) and two chances created in Wednesday's 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid.
Impact Gray assisted Xavi Simons' goal in the 52nd minute Wednesday, a strike which cut the aggregate deficit to just two goals. It was one of two chances Gray created in the match and it marked his first goal contribution in the Champions League. Gray has been on an impressive run of form as of late, with three assists and one goal across his last seven appearances in all competitions. He'll look to keep up that good form with Spurs in a heated relegation battle with just eight matches to play.
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Mathys Tel - Highly productive Wednesday Tel assisted once to go with five shots (five on goal), 12 crosses (three accurate) and six corners in Wednesday's 3-2 win against Atletico Madrid.
Impact Tel had his best performance of the season Wednesday, highlighted by his assist on Randal Kolo Muani's header in the 30th minute which opened up the scoring. That was the only chance Tel created in the match, but he also set season highs in crosses (12) and corners (six). Tel also put five shots on target, shattering his previous season high, and while not all of them were threatening, that pressure in the box kept Atletico stressed throughout the match. He will look to bring this form into the Premier League and help keep Spurs away from relegation with eight Premier League matches to go.
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Randal Kolo Muani - Scores opener Wednesday Kolo Muani scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Wednesday's 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid.
Impact Kolo Muani scored a header in the 30th minute assisted by Mathys Tel, a goal which gave Spurs a glimmer of hope to pull off the comeback. He was fairly silent throughout the rest of the match though as he only took one other shot and did not create a chance in his full 90 minutes of action. His Champions League campaign has come to an end, and he finished with four goals and two assists across nine appearances (five starts).
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Xavi Simons - Scores brace Wednesday Simons scored two goals to go with four shots (two on goal), one cross (zero accurate) and one corner in Wednesday's 3-2 victory against Atletico Madrid.
Impact Simons scored an excellent outside-the-box strike in the 52nd minute Wednesday, a goal that cut the aggregate deficit to two goals and gave Spurs some hope. After Atletico scored in the 75th minute and wrapped up the tie, Simons scored a consolation penalty in the 90th minute to give himself his first brace in a Spurs shirt. He had a very productive match outside the two goals too as he created a season-high five chances in one of Spurs' best attacking performances of the entire season. His UCL campaign has come to an end with him making 10 appearances (six starts) and scoring three goals and providing one assist.
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