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James Whaling

Jan Vertonghen admits Tottenham will endure sleepless nights over Bayern thrashing

Jan Vertonghen has admitted he and his teammates will endure sleepless nights over Tottenham's 7-1 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich.

Spurs conceded seven times on home soil for the first time in their history as former Arsenal forward Serge Gnabry scored four times.

Son Heung-min actually gave the hosts the lead early in proceedings and Harry Kane's penalty cut the deficit to 4-2 with half an hour still to play.

But three strikes in five minutes late in the game compounded the humiliation for Mauricio Pochettino's side.

It leaves them with just a point from their opening two Champions League group fixtures and Vertonghen says it will keep him awake at night.

Vertonghen says the result will keep him up at night (Offside via Getty Images)

When asked about the mood in the Tottenham dressing room, the Belgian said: “Bad, heads down. Everyone’s ashamed of this result. I think everyone will have a bad night’s sleep, and probably a couple, about this.

“I feel extremely hurt - all negative words. It’s embarrassing. It’s a very bad result.

“I felt like they were extremely clinical. There’s never an explanation for a score like this, but they punished us with every single mistake we made. We let the players and everyone at the club down with this result.

Gnabry scored four for Bayern (REUTERS)

“It’s good that the next game [at Brighton ] is already in a couple of days. We have to get back together - and I feel like the group is together - to overcome this defeat.

"The next game on Saturday will be a good moment to get rid of, not 100 per cent, but a bit of this feeling.”

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