00:01All right, it's Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur.
00:04Match day three here in Group A to determine who's at the top of the table after today.
00:11Harry Redknapp not exactly in view in that picture right there.
00:16And there's a good look at Rafa Benitez in his first season with Inter Milan after moving over from Liverpool.
00:24All right, we're about set for the first half kickoff now out to Alan Perry and Tony Gale.
00:28It's one of the biggest nights in Tottenham's European history.
00:33Maicon, arguably the best right back in the world against Gareth Bale.
00:38That could be a key factor here as Tottenham are under pressure and they conceded.
00:43It's Zanetti, the legendary skipper of Inter Milan, who has scored in just over a minute.
00:51What a setback for Tottenham.
00:54What a start for Inter Milan.
00:57Their most famous player finds the net.
01:00One of the quickest goals of the Champions League season.
01:03Well, it's a wonderful goal as well.
01:05Spurs were a little bit loose, but look at the interpassing, the changes of play.
01:10And then Eto'o eventually on to Zanetti.
01:12And that's a wonderful finish.
01:14He goes high into the corner and Gomez has got no chance.
01:17But the Spurs midfield and defence was moved around.
01:20Coutinho into Eto'o.
01:22And there's Zanetti with a finished Lovman.
01:24And had a part to play in the first goal.
01:25An own goal as well.
01:26As Bale goes down on the edge of the box.
01:29But the referee points for the goal kick.
01:31That's going to be a great battle, I think.
01:33Maicon against Bale.
01:34Bale's, well, equally adept at coming inside or going outside.
01:37But maybe Lucio's pointing to the fact that he dived there.
01:42Spurs always with an attacking edge.
01:44But they're on the defensive again here.
01:46Now that was a risky challenge by the goalkeeper Gomez.
01:50And the referee has pointed to the penalty spot.
01:52And it could get worse.
01:53It has got worse.
01:54It's a red card for the Tottenham keeper.
01:58This is unbelievable.
02:00Only seven minutes on the clock.
02:01Already a goal down.
02:03Spurs have conceded a penalty.
02:05And lost their first choice goalkeeper.
02:08Could it be any worse?
02:10Well, it's Bia Biani getting inside.
02:13A delayed run-up from Eto'o.
02:16But the outcome, decisive.
02:20And Inter Milan sweep into a 2-0 lead here.
02:24On what has proved a disastrous opening 10 minutes for Tottenham Hotspur.
02:29On to Maicon.
02:33It's a lovely move again.
02:35Oh, they've been beaten once more.
02:38Stankovic finds the net.
02:4213 minutes gone.
02:43And an unbelievable scoreline.
02:46Inter Milan 3.
02:48Tottenham Hotspur nil.
02:50Spurs, Champions League campaign.
02:53Crumbling all around them in the San Siro.
02:56Well, it was the end of a passing sequence of about 20, 25 passes.
03:00And playing in front of the Spurs.
03:02Eventually, it's found in Stankovic.
03:04Just a little one-two with Eto'o.
03:06And he finds the corner.
03:07Good a chin.
03:08He's got...
03:08Still finding the gaps.
03:10It's Wesley Snyder.
03:11Lovely ball.
03:11And being shot by Eto'o.
03:15Over the crossbar.
03:16And their game is designed on patience and passing the ball.
03:20And, you know, when you've got 11 against 10, you can find yourself touched up by any defender.
03:25And he's going for it again here.
03:27Spectacular effort.
03:28Well, that could have deflected easily in for another goal.
03:36Snyder.
03:37Two efforts there, wasn't it, Alan?
03:39Good header.
03:41And still makes it.
03:42Crouch's far post should have done better.
03:46Well, I think he should have scored.
03:49I think he's anticipating a challenge from Michael who didn't really jump on the far post.
03:54Crouch is in here.
03:55Good ball from...
03:56In the inter squad.
03:58Crouch goes down.
03:59Free kick.
04:01Well, that's what you would have anticipated tonight in the battle with Crouch with Samuel and Lucio.
04:06Just coming through the back.
04:07And this is something that referees have to pull up on.
04:10That's a ton of these Spurs players.
04:12As Coutinho slides one through to Eto'o.
04:14He's onside.
04:15Coutinho fails to stop him.
04:20And into Milan.
04:22Have made it four.
04:24Well, again, ten men or no ten men is really poor defending.
04:28Question of offside.
04:30Was he offside?
04:31Because Gallas and Passolton seem to stop between them as he got in behind Gallas.
04:35The question was, was he offside?
04:37But he finishes well when he does get in behind and just puts it just past Coutinho and makes it
04:43four.
04:44There you see.
04:45It was a nice little ball from Coutinho.
04:46It gets in behind Gallas.
04:47We can't see from that.
04:50He kept going.
04:51And that's a lovely touch for Snyder.
04:56Well, that attack came after Spurs had a little bit of the ball.
04:59He's got to be wary of.
05:01And looking to get it back.
05:03And he does that.
05:05Oh, misfielded by Quiddichini.
05:06Good response, though, from the keeper.
05:09Well, he's a good little player, Coutinho, isn't he?
05:11He better gain.
05:11It's not the best defending.
05:13Look.
05:14Monsieur Cotto on the wrong side of Eto'o allows him to...
05:17An offensive piece of the action here.
05:20Biabiani over his head.
05:22Maicon.
05:24And again.
05:25Well, he's quite capable of scoring, as we saw in the World Cup, from any kind of angle.
05:31Well, he still needs to pass the ball well, and they're certainly doing that.
05:34Here's Eto'o.
05:34Coutinho.
05:36All beautifully done by the young Brazilian.
05:39And still finds a way through.
05:42Oh, wonderful skill.
05:45Dancing round.
05:46Bears came here, so full of hope and expectation tonight.
05:49For the first 45 minutes in the San Siro.
05:53Well, Tottenham Hotspur have enjoyed a ward.
05:55Snyder.
05:57Just couldn't get it round onto his favourite foot.
06:02Bale.
06:04Oh, it's a brilliant run from Bale.
06:06He's so unstoppable in these circumstances.
06:09Oh, that is a fantastic goal.
06:12Well, it's a night when virtually everything that could have gone wrong for Tottenham has gone wrong.
06:17But that is a memorable moment.
06:20Magnificent goal by Bale.
06:21Well, this kid's an outstanding athlete, isn't he, Gareth Bale?
06:25And I was talking about encouraging signs with the return leg.
06:28And here it is.
06:29Easily passed Maicon.
06:30Zanetti's not going to catch him once he's passed.
06:33August, Samuel comes on the cover.
06:35And that shot's a stunning shot across the keeper, isn't it?
06:39Julio Cesare.
06:40Into the substitute, Santon.
06:44Oh, that's a good save in the end from Pettuccini.
06:47Seems to have misjudged it at first, but got a big right hand to the ball.
06:51Well, when you're that deep, you can't, as a full-back like Alan Hutton did, show him inside here.
06:56He's got to go down your outside.
06:58Near a crouch.
06:59It's come out to Bale again.
07:04And then Asui Kato rather wildly shoots over.
07:08Well, Pell, even, you know, we've talked about how he can eat up the ground over long distances,
07:12but even off the mark, so powerful when again he gets to the dead ball line.
07:17You can see here, look, sprints into space.
07:21Well, no foul.
07:24It's a terrific run forward.
07:26Pettuccini takes it on and slides it just wide.
07:29Well, good feet from the young man again to get a shot away.
07:35No shortage of confidence either.
07:38Cabal gave it away and they're immediately on the back foot, but he does.
07:41Snyder.
07:42Here's Coutinho.
07:45It's a very good effort.
07:48Well, I'm not putting in the game as much in this second half, Coutinho, as he was.
07:52Linking really well with Snyder and Etto in the first half, but they're a little layoff from Snyder.
07:57Just teed him.
07:58Broken kindly for Keane.
08:00Bale.
08:01Cordoba struggling to get back.
08:06He's struggling to stay with Gareth Bale.
08:09It's just a great sight, isn't it?
08:11There's no catching him.
08:13Sees a bit of grass in front of him and he just eats it up.
08:17He just simply come back post.
08:20And Hutton tries to find a way through on his own.
08:25Well, he got himself into a good position, but then he's coming on to his weaker left foot and he
08:29knows he should have hit the target at least.
08:31He does very well and it's the end of a patient passing sequence for Spurs.
08:38He's like a bulldozer when he comes through like that.
08:41And Palacios will be shown the yellow card for the challenge on Lucio.
08:46First 13 come to that.
08:52Here goes Bale.
08:55Keane is up in support.
08:57He's gone for goal again.
08:59Well, it was like an action replay.
09:03Absolutely superb.
09:06Another wonderful Gareth Bale goal.
09:08What a shame it's come in the final minute.
09:11This is against the top team in Europe and this kid is something special.
09:15And the Spurs fans love it as well.
09:18Another Tottenham goal now.
09:19Could make things interesting, couldn't it?
09:21And Bale is in space again here.
09:23And Lennon has picked him out.
09:25Oh, this is incredible.
09:26This is quite incredible.
09:29Gareth Bale has scored a hat-trick at the San Siro.
09:35Three identical shots into the far corner.
09:39Even they can't believe it.
09:42There must be a magnet in the bottom of that corner of the net.
09:46Because he's found it unerringly three times.
09:49Fantastic strike.
09:50This one's a little left behind him by Lennon.
09:52So he adjusts his feet really well.
09:54Takes a step back.
09:55And look at that for a step.
09:57And now they hear it.
09:58Well, where do you start to sum up a game like that?
10:01Frankly, it was lost from Spurs' point of view in the first 13 minutes when they conceded three goals and
10:07had goalkeeper Gomez sent off.
10:094-0 down at half-time.
10:11And they came back quite magnificently in the second half.
10:15And this young man has written headlines that will reverberate all around Europe.
10:19A second-half hat-trick for Gareth Bale.
10:22And that gives Spurs great hope and encouragement.
10:25Went into Milan.
10:27Go to White Hart Lane.
10:28And that's really the good news.
10:28And you have to turn that back out to Exeter.
10:28But in the second half of here.
10:29So we've helped together aint quilting move on.
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