Tottenham edge out Villarreal thanks to early own goal

Tottenham Hotspur celebrated their return to the Champions League with a 1-0 home victory over Spanish club Villarreal courtesy of an early own goal by keeper Luiz Junior on Tuesday. The London club's first game in the competition for nearly three years was only four minutes old when Villarreal's Brazilian keeper fumbled a cross by Lucas Bergvall across his own line. It was never comfortable for the hosts, however, with former Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe having several chances including a late free kick that flashed just wide of the post. But Tottenham's defence, which has conceded only one goal this season in four Premier League games, held firm to allow Thomas Frank's side to begin their group campaign with an...