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'He deserved a night like this': Antonio Conte hails goalscoring hero Richarlison after the Brazilian forward scored a late brace on his Champions League debut to help Tottenham beat Marseille

Antonio Conte heaped praise on Tottenham's two-goal hero Richarlison for hitting the right notes on his Champions League debut in a 2-0 victory over Marseille.

The £60million summer signing broke the deadlock in the 76th minute when he headed home Ivan Perisic's cross from the left to open his account for the club.

Richarlison grabbed his and Spurs' second five minutes later with an even better headed effort and it earned the hosts all three points from their Group D opener, which had been difficult before Marseille were reduced to 10 men in the 47th minute after Chancel Mbemba's red card.