Updated On: 03 November, 2022 08:28 AM IST | Marseille | AFP
Last-minute goal by midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg helps Tottenham Hotspur enter pre-quarterfinals with 2-1 win over French outfit Marseille

Tottenham’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg celebrates his last-minute goal against Marseille on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored with the last kick of the game as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to beat Marseille 2-1 on Tuesday and qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League. Hojbjerg broke away to finish emphatically in the fifth minute of injury time, sealing a Spurs comeback that means they progress as Group D winners while Marseille are eliminated from Europe altogether.
Clement Lenglet had earlier headed the Premier League side back on level terms after a Chancel Mbemba goal gave Marseille the lead at the break. Hojbjerg`s last-gasp strike allowed Antonio Conte`s team to leapfrog Eintracht Frankfurt, who also advance after a 2-1 win away to Sporting Lisbon.