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Tottenham fans rip into Llorente after Madrid draw

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Fernando Llorente completed 80 minutes for Tottenham against Real Madrid – and the club’s supporters destroyed him on Twitter for his performance.

The 32-year-old was a surprise inclusion in the starting XI and he helped Spurs pick up a useful 1-1 away draw with Madrid in the Champions League group stages.

The North London club are now in a brilliant position to reach the knockout rounds and showed they can compete against the very best in the business in the mid-week clash.

Mauricio Pochettino decided to use experienced centre-forward Llorente from the start alongside Harry Kane in a two-man attack, something that came as a surprise to many.

The Spaniard showed some great touches with some strong hold up play and managed to make an impact with a rare start since his move from Swansea.

However, a section of Spurs fans on social media ripped into Llorente for his performance and feel that he struggled.

This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets:

https://twitter.com/Andrewq1978/status/920381776874360832

https://twitter.com/spursfantommo84/status/920379674332680194

Llorente was making just his second Spurs start since joining in the summer and some fans may have been too harsh on him.

The striker is the secondary option behind Kane, but the duo may be a partnership the manager is now more inclined to use.

Spurs took the lead through a Raphael Varane own goal in the 28th minute, but a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty drew the teams level just before half-time.

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