Igor Tudor was left with mixed emotions after Tottenham bowed out of the Champions League with a 7-5 aggregate defeat to Atletico Madrid but only after a spirited second-leg win.A brace by Xavi Simons after Randal Kolo Muani’s 30th-minute opener helped Spurs clinch a first home victory since January 20, a first under Tudor, and end an eight-match winless streak.Tottenham had slipped from one crisis to another in 2026 and a shambolic 5-2 loss in Madrid last week left Tudor on the brink, but a battling 1-1 draw at Liverpool restored belief and more pride was clawed back with this morale-boosting 3-2 victory ahead of Sunday’s crunch Premier League fixture at home to Nottingham Forest.
