Tottenham were left to rue a number of missed chances as they were held to a goalless draw by Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.
The visitors, looking to respond after losing to Premier League rivals Arsenal at the weekend, put in a largely encouraging display but were let down by poor finishing.
Harry Kane was agonisingly close to turning in a Son Heung-min cross before then swiping a shot wide in the first half, while Ivan Perisic saw a deflected strike go just wide of the far post before the break.
But the hosts also had chances, with Hugo Lloris needing to produce a smart save to deny Ansgar Knauff’s volley from close range and Jesper Lindstrom drove over from a good position.
The pace of the game slowed in the latter stages, with neither side seemingly willing to take risks and go for the win.
Spurs boss Antonio Conte later said: “The match was a good match. We played a match with great intensity, we didn’t allow them to play their football or press a lot in every area of the pitch.
“At the same time we have to be more clinical. We created many chances to score. At the end we are talking about a draw. It is a good draw because it is not easy to play away with the atmosphere. We played a good game but if you don’t score you don’t win.
“The most important thing for me is to create chances. There are moments you are more clinical, there are moments like in the game against Arsenal and today you create chances but make a mistake with the last pass.
“It is important to create chances, the game was good for us and we played with a great personality. We will see in one week, we have another game against them.”
