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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 24013061" data-attributes="member: 158020">Barcelona 1 Tottenham 1: Lucas  rescues Spurs late on to secure progress   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/12/11/22/7305004-6485277-image-a-55_1544565637684.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Lucas Moura came to Tottenham's rescue with a late equaliser to secure a  dramatic 1-1 draw at Barcelona which sent them through to the Champions League  last 16 at the expense of Inter.   Mauricio Pochettino's men needed to at least match Inter's result at home to  PSV and they looked to be heading into the Europa League, but Lucas struck five  minutes from time to turn the situation on its head and send Spurs through as  Group B's other match also ended 1-1.In a week which he has been accused of  turning up late to training, Ousmane Dembele seemed switched on earlier than  anyone else with his seventh-minute opener.  Spurs crafted a host of chances after the break and, just when it looked  as though they were never going to find a way past Jasper Cillessen, Lucas – a  71st-minute replacement for Son Heung-min – found the net to complete a great  escape.   A woeful start saw Spurs trailing after just seven minutes – Dembele storming  past Kyle Walker-Peters after robbing the youngster on the halfway line, before  evading a Harry Winks tackle and slotting past Hugo Lloris.    Spurs improved and should have levelled just after the half-hour mark, but  Son was thwarted by Cillessen when one-on-one with the goalkeeper.Barca remained  a threat, though – Philippe Coutinho striking the post from 20 yards on the  stroke of half-time.   The visitors went close twice in the first five minutes of the second period,  with Christian Eriksen seeing a shot from the edge of the box saved, before  Harry Kane smashed wide under pressure from Clement Lenglet.   Cillessen had to be alert again soon after to keep Son at bay, before  producing his best save of the match to keep Lucas' goal-bound header out 14  minutes from the end.   After Coutinho hit the post for the second time, Kane played a teasing ball  across goal and Lucas converted from close range in the 85th minute, seeing  Spurs through by the skin of their teeth.</blockquote>

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