Early penalty had massive impact, says Pochettino

Soccer Football - Champions League Final - Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - June 1, 2019 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino reacts REUTERS/Carl Recine

MADRID (Reuters) - Three weeks of planning effectively went out of the window for Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino after 23 seconds of Saturday's Champions League final when Moussa Sissoko was adjudged to have handled in the penalty area.

Mohamed Salah fired home the spot kick to give Liverpool a dream start and although they failed to build on their fortune until Divock Origi late second, it completely knocked the stuffing out of Tottenham.