Monaco 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Thomas Frank's Spurs escape with Champions League point

Tottenham Hotspur escaped from Stade Louis-II with a point in the Champions League thanks to a 0-0 draw against Ligue 1's Monaco on Wednesday night.

The clash was lacking in quality and flow for extended periods, though it was surprising to see the teams go into the break on level terms.

Thomas Frank's side were fortunate not to go behind in the opening 45, as Guglielmo Vicario made a number of fine saves, though it would be fair to say that former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun was wasteful with his chances.

Aiming to take the initiative, the Londoners brought on Xavi Simons and Pape Sarr for Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Bergvall around the hour mark, yet they had little impact.

Likewise, the hosts introduced Takumi Minamino and Aleksandr Golovin, but while Les Rouges et Blanc continued to create chances - with the former Liverpool man continually finding space with runs into the box - they failed to find a breakthrough.

Brennan Johnson had a huge chance to steal all three points for Spurs late on, but he failed to make a solid enough connection on a shot that was blocked by Christian Mawissa, and the Lilywhites walked away with a point in a game where they were undoubtedly second best.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

Sebastien Pocognoli's Monaco are still waiting for their first win in the Champions League this season, and despite playing well, they have just two points from their three league phase games so far.

That being said, the manager was only appointed on October 12, and the fact that this match saw Les Rouge et Blanc keep their first clean sheet of the campaign across all competitions could serve as a silver lining.

As for Spurs, Frank made three changes to the XI that drew with Bodo/Glimt, leaving out Sarr, Djed Spence and Johnson in favour of Archie Gray, Joao Palhinha and Mohammed Kudus, but the result was the same in the end.

Tottenham have proven resilient in 2025-26, but they have now triumphed in just one of their last five games (drawing three and losing one), and the Lilywhites will be desperate to get back to winning ways at the weekend.

Notably, the Londoners went 125 games without a goalless stalemate prior to Wednesday's clash, with the previous one coming against AC Milan in the Champions League back in March 2023.

MONACO VS. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HIGHLIGHTS

28th min: Folarin Balogun (Monaco) big chance missed

Huge save from Vicario! ?

Tottenham are carved open and Vicario comes out and spreads himself to save brilliantly from Balogun!@tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/rXMTheg1fg
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 22, 2025

Balogun holds the ball up well and lays it off to Maghnes Akliouche, who picks out the forward's darting run into the centre of the box, where he fires a powerful shot straight at Vicario.

74th min: Jordan Teze (Monaco) big chance missed

WHAT A SAVE VICARIO ?

Point blank range, and to the rescue again for Spurs, Vicario does incredibly to keep Monaco at bay!@tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/kqjHsrx0Em
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 22, 2025

The hosts work the ball down the left flank, and after their cross bounces in the box, Jordan Teze meets it with a powerful header in the centre of the goal, but Vicario once again makes an excellent save from close range.

89th min: Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) big chance missed

Sarr surges forward on the left wing and picks out Johnson with a low cross, but the Welshman sees his tame shot blocked by Mawissa.

MAN OF THE MATCH - GUGLIELMO VICARIO

Tottenham's outfield players struggled to create opportunities up top while also failing to protect their goal adequately, relying on Vicario to come to their rescue.

Time after time the shot-stopper was on hand to thwart a dominant Monaco side, making eight saves overall, including a number of excellent stops from close range.

MONACO VS. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR MATCH STATS

Possession: Monaco 56%-44% Tottenham Hotspur

Shots: Monaco 23-11 Tottenham Hotspur

Shots on target: Monaco 8-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Corners: Monaco 5-4 Tottenham Hotspur

Fouls: Monaco 13-12 Tottenham Hotspur

BEST STATS

?? | History made

Guglielmo Vicario v Monaco:

? 8 saves
? 8 saved shots from inside the box
✋ 2.68 Goals prevented
? 1/1 successful run out
✈️ 1 high claim
? 10 Sofascore Rating

The first-ever Italian with a perfect ? Sofascore Rating in a #UCL match! ??#ASMTOT pic.twitter.com/UUOrvbFDuB
— Sofascore Football (@SofascoreINT) October 22, 2025

WHAT NEXT?

Monaco will welcome Toulouse to Stade Louis-II for a Ligue 1 clash on Saturday, while Spurs will travel to the Hill Dickinson Stadium to face Everton in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.