João Palhinha nets first Champions League goal for Tottenham (video) | OneFootball

Tottenham defeated Copenhagen last Tuesday, November 4th, with a score of 4-0, in a match valid for the fourth round of the Champions League. Pedro Porro started the match, while João Palhinha came off the bench to seal the final result.

The Portuguese international scored the fourth and final goal for the Premier League team in the 67th minute, finishing off a quick counter-attack led by Romero, who assisted him for a simple tap-in at the goalmouth, at a time when the Spurs were even down to 10 men.

This was the first Champions League goal for the player who came up through Sporting’s academy, a special moment in the career of João Palhinha, who scored for the first time in Europe’s top club competition after coming on for Xavi Simons in the 61st minute.

The midfielder joined Bayern in the summer of 2024 from Fulham, where he spent two seasons after leaving Sporting in 2022. The Bavarians paid nearly 50 million euros to the London club, but despite the significant investment, the midfielder started only ten games (out of a total of 25), before being loaned to Tottenham this summer. In 2025/26, he has four goals and two assists in 17 appearances.

With this victory, Tottenham provisionally climbed to seventh place in the Champions League league phase. The Spurs have eight points after four rounds, with two wins and two draws. In the next round of the prestigious competition, the English club will face Slavia Prague.

Check out João Palhinha’s goal:

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