Vedran Corluka is in some pain after a very nasty two-footed lunge on the right-back courtesy of ex-Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini on the far touchline. Somehow, the card produced was only yellow - in most games a tackle like that would have been an instant red card and multi-match ban. As you might imagine, Tottenham's players were slightly vexed by the reckless challenge, and there was a bit of a rumpus as Corluka was stretchered off the field. Corluka has been replaced by Jonathan Woodgate, and Rafael van der Vaart has also been recalled for midfield dynamo Luka Modric.
UEFA Champions League, AC Milan Vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Mathieu Flamini Escapes Red For Challenge On Corluka
The anger has started to boil over now, as Gennaro Gattuso demonstrated with a shove on one of Tottenham’s coaches following a foul by Stephen Pienaar. In addition to the caution picked up by Flamini, Mario Yepes was also booked for blocking off Heurelio Gomes as the goalkeeper attempted to throw the ball out of the area. Yepes’ yellow was incurred only seconds after the centreback had forced yet another fine save from Gomes from another excellent header. Spurs could easily be behind by two goals here, but considering that they’ve been denied a penalty and their opponent should be a man down, they probably deserve a top-class goalkeeping performance.
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