Antonin Kinsky: Spurs goalkeeper grateful for support after ‘nightmare’ at Atletico Madrid in Champions League

Antonin Kinsky thanked those who sent him messages of support on social media after the “nightmare” display in Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League defeat against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

The Czech goalkeeper was substituted in the 17th minute with Spurs trailing 3-0 in the Spanish capital, and his mistakes led to Atletico’s first and third goals.

The Premier League team lost their first match of the last 16 5-2.

Kinsky shared on his Instagram story: “Thanks for the messages. From dream to nightmare to dream again. See you.”

The 22-year-old football player was consoled by his teammates as he left the field.

Spurs manager Igor Tudor, who selected him to start ahead of Guglielmo Vicario, did not acknowledge Kinsky at the time but later said he had spoken to his goalkeeper in the post-match media conference.

The former Croatian international said of the substitution: “It was necessary to protect the man and the team.

“It was the right choice we had to make right now before the match. [in] – The pressure on Vicario is another competition and Toni is a very good goalkeeper.

“So it was the right decision on my part. It’s easy to say afterwards that it wasn’t the right decision.

“Afterwards I told Toni that he was the right man and a good goalkeeper. Unfortunately, these mistakes happened in this big game.”