It caused a real stir in the Tottenham camp, with Ange Postecoglou visibly frustrated at the delay, while Graham Roberts even posted an outburst on X (previously known as Twitter) which read: “The PGMOL should suspend the referee Craig Pawson and whoever the referee was in VAR – they are ruining the game.”

Folarin Balogun of Monaco has a shot saved by Guglielmo Vicario Mattia Ozbot/ Tottenham Hotspur escaped from Monaco with a crucial Champions League point, despite being outplayed by their Ligue 1 opponents.