Champions League Debrief: Big win for Thomas Frank & Manchester City stunned in Norway
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🗓️ 20 January 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Kelly Cates is joined by Alistair Bruce-Ball, former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson, Mike Minay and former Arsenal defender Matthew Upson to review Tuesday's Champions League action,
Under-pressure Tottenham boss Thomas Frank led his injury hit side to a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund, you can hear from the Spurs manager and the BBC's senior football reporter Sami Mokbel.
Manchester City were stunned in the Arctic Circle, losing 3-1 to Bodo/Glimt who secured their first ever win in the competition - Hear from Pep Guardiola and Norwegian football commentator Bjarne Brandal.
Mike Minay and Matt Upson reflect on Arsenal's 3-1 win in the San Siro which secured the Gunners a top-two finish in the league phase.
You can also hear from Frank Lampard and Kieran McKenna after important Championship wins for Coventry and Ipswich over Millwall and Bristol City respectively.
00:30 - Tottenham 2-0 Borussia Dortmund 06:14 - Thomas Frank reaction 11:30 - Sami Mokbel on Thomas Frank's future 17:00 - Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Manchester City 18:30 - Pep Guardiola reaction 23:10 - Norwegian football commentator Bjarne Brandal 27:30 - Inter Milan 1-3 Arsenal 29:55 - Coventry 2-1 Millwall reaction 31:39 - Ipswich 2-0 Bristol City reaction
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| 0:41.8 | It was a big night in the Champions League with mixed results for the English sides. |
| 0:46.2 | Spurs and Thomas Frank got a crucial 2-0 win against Burecia Dortmund to go forth in the Champions League table with just one match left to play. Earlier, Burdo Glimt shocked Manchester City. They beat them 3-1. Arsenal continued their 100% run in the Champions League. They won away at the Sancero 3-1. All of that to come, but we'll start with Alistairnsia Boll, who was watching at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for us. How did they get the win, Ali? |
| 1:12.0 | Well, three days. |
| 1:13.1 | Feels like an awfully long time in football, doesn't it, Kelly? Because here on Saturday, after the defeat against West Ham, that late goal they conceded, you had thousands of disgruntled Spurs fans seeing at their own manager. You're getting sacked in the morning. and tonight in added time |
| 1:26.7 | they were chorusing their own team |
| 1:28.3 | towards victory with when the spurs |
| 1:30.7 | come March you're getting sacked in the morning and tonight in added time they were chorusing their own team towards victory with when the Spurs come marching in |
| 1:31.9 | their first win in sex games absolute must win for the manager Thomas Frank |
| 1:36.5 | given the pressure he was under and actually it was it was one of those nights |
| 1:40.1 | when you're under pressure like that you need the rubber the green the run of the |
| 1:43.5 | ball to go for you and for the two Spurs goals, it did. And for the Brousia Dortmund sending off as well, which really helps spurs on their way. First goal came from Christian Romero. That started with a miscue by Wilson Odderbear. He was trying to score with a worldly of a volley. But that touch from him set him up to be able to cross the ball in, found Romero, he stuck it into the back of the net. Then Daniel Svensson got sent off. The referee saw that challenge live on the field. Initially gave it as a yellow card. VAR decided to intervene and felt that the contact was high enough on the leg to upgrade that to a red card. And then you've got the remarkable, I mean, you've got to see this Dominic Solanke finish. I've no idea how this ball ended up in the back of the net. But his first goal of the season, you know, he won't care how it did. Cross in from the right again. Got his feet in a tangle. Kick the ball from his right foot onto the heel of his left foot, back onto his right foot, |
| 2:39.9 | and inadvertently really into the bottom corner. And that was it. I mean, we don't really need to talk about the second half. Spurs started it very sluggishly. You'd expect the nerves as well. |
| 2:44.4 | They were just desperate to get over the line. They did. That is the crucial thing for them, |
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