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The stats behind Spurs' 17th-minute subbing out of GK Kinsky vs. Atlético

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Goalkeeper Antonín Kinsky suffered a nightmare UEFA Champions League debut for Tottenham Hotspur against Atlético Madrid on Tuesday after being substituted just 17 minutes into the round-of-16 tie after conceding three goals and committing two huge howlers. The Czechia U21 international's performance was so humiliating that former England and Spurs keeper Joe Hart, calling the game for TNT Sports, said he was "heartbroken for the lad" after coach Igor Tudor hauled him off following his disastrous start. Kinsky's substitution ties the earliest a goalkeeper has ever been replaced in the knockout stages (Gregory Coupet, Lyon, 2004 round of 16). Tottenham's 3-0 deficit after 15 minutes was the earliest that a team had been so far behind in a Champions League knockout-stage match, and their four goals conceded in 22 minutes were the second fastest in Champions League history (Real Madrid vs. Dinamo Zagreb in November 2011).…

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