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\t<\/div>Pedro Porro has sent a message of support to Antonin Kinsky after his nightmare performance in Tottenham\u2019s 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
In another nightmare performance for Spurs, Atletico were three ahead after just 15 minutes in the first leg of their last-16 tie with Kinsky responsible for two of the goals.<\/p>\n
Kinsky, who was making only his third appearance of the season, was then substituted by Igor Tudor in the 17th minute with Guglielmo Vicario replacing him goal for the remainder of the game.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old, who joined Spurs in a \u00a312.5 million deal from Slavia Prague 14 months ago, was blanked by Tudor on the touchline before he headed straight down the tunnel.<\/p>\n
\u2018I want to send him a message of support,\u2019 Porro told Movistar Plus after Spurs defeat when asked about Kinsky\u2019s substitution.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s a tough time for him right now. The lad has been working really hard. He also had Vicario ahead of him who was doing well, and when you get a chance, these things happen\u2026 sometimes that\u2019s football.<\/p>\n Metro<\/strong>‘s Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week’s biggest stories direct to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n Sign up here, it’s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018It reminds me of my slip in Scotland with Spain. You have to pick yourself up. I haven\u2019t been able to talk to him yet, but I\u2019ll give him a big hug now.\u2019<\/p>\n Tudor, meanwhile, revealed after his fourth defeat in charge of Spurs that he had spoken to Kinsky in the dressing room.<\/p>\n \u2018We need to apologise to the fans, incredibly difficult to explain, these 20 minutes I\u2019ve never seen in my life in the Champions League at this level, very strange to explain,\u2019 Tudor said.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m sorry for the guy also, I needed to take him [off] to preserve him, to help him, to help the team, it was not a nice thing.<\/p>\n \u2018But Toni understands, he\u2019s a very good goalkeeper, a really good guy, we need to stay together now, try to help each other in a difficult moment.\u2019<\/p>\n Asked if he had spoken to Kinsky, Tudor replied: \u2018Of course, of we speak.<\/p>\n \u2018He understands everything, it\u2019s a big lesson, unfortunately it happened in this big game.<\/p>\n \u2018Sport is like this, it\u2019s not even about him it\u2019s about us. We need to keep working.\u2019<\/p>\n Atletico head coach Diego Simeone was also asked about Tudor\u2019s decision to substitute Kinsky.<\/p>\n \u2018No, I hadn\u2019t seen that at a professional level,\u2019 Simeone said.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s not my problem, it\u2019s theirs, their coach\u2019s and the goalkeeper\u2019s, and we\u2019re focused on ourselves, not on someone else\u2019s decision-making.\u2019<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on ![\"MADRID,](\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SEI_288809261-06fa.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646\")
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