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Antonin Kinsky breaks silence on 'nightmare' as Tottenham keeper reacts to Atletico horror show
Mar 11 2026 20:11 · By Scott Trotter · 28 Reads
Antonin Kinsky endured a horror show against Atletico Madrid (Image: 2026 Getty Images)
Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky has broken his silence on his Champions League nightmare, and revealed the messages he has received since have been a 'dream'. The 22-year-old was making his first Champions League appearance before he was hauled off by Igor Tudor.
The youngster made two errors as Spurs found themselves three goals down after just 15 minutes in the Spanish capital. A distraught Kinsky made his way quickly down the tunnel, ignored by his manager on the way, and was comforted by Spurs substitutes Dominic Solanke, Conor Gallagher and Joao Palhinha as he made his exit.
While obviously devastated, Kinsky has at least bounced back somewhat, 24 hours on from a difficult moment.
"Thanks for messages. From dream to nightmare to dream again. See you," he wrote on his Instagram Story.
Kinsky has spoken out for the first time via Instagram (Image: Instagram/tondakinsky)
Tudor was asked about his decision to start Kinsky ahead of Guglielmo Vicario, following the game. The back-up option had started just two Carabao Cup matches this season before taking to the centre stage.
"After you see what happened, for sure, it was the wrong decision," he said.
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"But, it was, for me, the right decision to do [before the game], thinking before because, the team, it was a change of competition.
"Unfortunately, what happened, happened, I've never changed a goalkeeper after 30 minutes, but, it was not easy, it happened."
Asked if he has spoken to Kinsky, Tudor replied: "It's normal. We don't need to comment. It's not the moment to speak too much."
The 5-2 defeat saw Spurs defender Micky van de Ven call it a 'doomsday scenario'
Speaking to Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport , Van de Ven said: "It's actually a doomsday scenario. Everything that could go wrong went wrong.
"For our goalkeeper it's terrible as well of course. You don't wish that on anyone. For 15 minutes we just conceded goals that you really can't do anything about."