Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham LIVE: Antonin Kinsky subbed after double gaffe as hosts hit five

Tottenham’s Champions League last-16 first leg at the Metropolitano turned into a nightmare inside the opening quarter-hour, with goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky bearing the brunt of an early onslaught that left Spurs 4-1 down and on the brink of elimination.

The 21-year-old Czech stopper, making only his third European start, conceded three times inside the first 15 minutes and was withdrawn moments later, his evening cut short by a pair of high-profile errors that Atletico ruthlessly exploited. By the final whistle the Spanish side had stretched their advantage to five, putting one foot firmly in the quarter-finals and leaving Tottenham to contemplate a humiliating collapse.

Kinsky’s first misjudgement came as early as the fourth minute, a mistimed rush off his line allowing Ángel Correa to lift the opener into an unguarded net. Within sixty seconds the keeper was beaten again, this time fumbling a speculative strike that looped kindly for Antoine Griezmann to double the lead. A third goal arrived on 12 minutes when Kinsky spilled a routine cross, presenting Memphis Depay with the simplest of tap-ins.

Head coach Ange Postecoglou responded immediately, hauling the shell-shocked keeper for 19-year-old academy product Josh Keeley. The change stemmed the bleeding only briefly; before the interval Atletico added a fourth through José María Giménez’s towering header, rendering Son Heung-min’s 20th-minute consolation little more than a footnote.

Tottenham emerged after the break with greater composure but could not reduce the arrears; instead it was Atletico who completed the rout late on, substitute Álvaro Morata slotting home a fifth after a swift counter to seal a commanding aggregate cushion.

The defeat equals Spurs’ heaviest European loss and leaves them requiring a miraculous turnaround in north London next month to keep their Champions League hopes alive.