AS TOTTENHAM make a return to the Champions League tomorrow, Antonio Conte's record in the competition remains the only blot on his excellent CV.
Conte won five league titles in six seasons as a manager before joining Spurs, but his form in Europe's top club competition is dismal by contrast and the one thing that still sets him apart from rivals Thomas Tuchel, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, who have all coached European Cup-winning teams.
Ahead of Marseille's visit to London, Conte's Champions League record stands at 12 wins, 11 draws, 11 defeats and an average points-per-game of 1.38 way short of his 2.19 average domestically.
In five Champions League campaigns with Juventus (two), Chelsea (one) and Inter Milan (two), Conte's solitary quarter-final appearance came in his first season in the competition with the Old Lady of Turin, while his only knockout win was against Celtic. His Inter side crashed out at the group stages in consecutive seasons.
Characteristically, Conte has tended to blame the depth of his squads.
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