Tottenham draw 2-2 with Werder Bremen

Tottenham look set for a rollercoaster first season of Champions League football after surviving a dramatic night on the continent.

Spurs romped into a two-goal lead at Werder Bremen and could easily have been three or four up before half-time.

But a suicidal four-minute spell either side of the restart turned their Group A clash on its head and they could have easily returned to London empty-handed.

Tottenham grabbed an early 2-0 lead through a Petri Pasanen own goal and a header by striker Peter Crouch as Bremen, lacking injured central defenders Naldo and Per Mertesacker as well as striker Claudio Pizarro, looked dazed early in the first half.

The hosts cut the deficit through Hugo Almeida two minutes before the break and levelled when midfielder Marko Marin shook off his marker to fire home from outside the box in the 47th minute on a rainy night.

Bremen twice came close to snatching victory in the second half but neither Marin nor substitute Aaron Hunt could keep their close-range efforts from sailing just over the bar and Spurs went away with a point on their Champions League debut.