Atletico beats Tottenham by five and makes the return mission difficult for them

Atletico Madrid crushed their visitors Tottenham with a predatory first-half attack, winning 5-2 in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg, making the Premier League side's return task in London extremely difficult.tottenhamhotspur

Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky (22 years old) endured a night to forget in his first appearance since October—his third of the season.

The Czech keeper caused two glaring errors, gifting Atletico a comfortable lead before being substituted in the 17th minute on a technical decision by coach Igor Tudor right after the hosts' third goal.

Marcos Llorente opened the scoring in the 6th minute after Kinsky mishandled the ball, and Antoine Griezmann doubled it in the 14th when Micky van de Ven lost his footing.

Just a minute later, Julian Alvarez netted the third following Kinsky's clearance blunder—the fastest three-goal lead in a Champions League knockout game.

After Kinsky's replacement by Italian Guglielmo Vicario, Atletico added a fourth when goal-line technology confirmed Robin Le Normand's header crossed the line from Griezmann's free kick. Pedro Porro pulled one back in the 26th.tottenhamhotspur+1

Alvarez raced from midfield for the fifth in the 55th, before Dominic Solanke capitalized on Jan Oblak's error to give Tottenham faint hope with a second goal ahead of the return leg.