Giorgio Chiellini says Spurs lacked mental toughness to beat Juventus

• ‘It’s the history of Tottenham. In the end, they miss something’
• Mauricio Pochettino said his side dominated but made big mistakes

Giorgio Chiellini watched Juventus destroy Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League dream with a devastating one‑two punch and said the London club lacked the mental toughness to win matches at this most rarefied level. Spurs were 1-0 up at Wembley for a 3-2 aggregate lead in the last 16 – thanks to Son Heung-min’s 39th-minute goal. They were in control. But Juventus sparked shortly after the hour to floor them with Gonzalo Higuaín and Paulo Dybala goals inside three minutes. Chiellini argued that Juventus’s triumph was built on their superior knowhow.

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