If the housewarming party was a damp squib, the second Wembley do was pretty grim too as Bayer Leverkusen soundly beat Tottenham here on Wednesday night to leave them facing the prospect of a return to the Europa League they hoped they had left behind.

The Germans drank all the booze, smashed the glasses and trod dirt into the carpet leaving Spurs with some cleaning up to do. They now sit third in the group, three points behind Leverkusen and five behind Monaco who beat CSKA. With a trip to France still to come reaching the knockout stages is a tall order. Play like this and reaching the Europa League is an ask. The attendance of 85,512 was a club match record for Wembley but how many Spurs fans will come here on a Thursday night?

Spurs were awful and were it not for Jan Vertonghen’s efforts would have lost by more. They certainly go all trembly in the new Wembley: their record is now won one, lost six going back to 2008. Leverkusen outplayed them and could have won by more than their solitary goal scored by Kevin Kampl in the 65th minute. Dele Alli should have been awarded a penalty early in the second half and later Eric Dier smacked the bar with a free-kick but that was a good as it got.

The goals just won’t come for Tottenham for whom it is now six games without a win and five without a goal in open play. Vincent Janssen, who has the turning circle, speed and touch of a dressage horse, played the last hour to little effect and now has three goals in 16 appearances.

Kampl scored the winner after 65 minutes (Getty)

Bayer Leverkusen’s victory on Saturday was their first in five so the Germans were not exactly high on confidence walking up Wembley Way either but they were by far the better side.

Spurs’ jitters were exemplified by Hugo Lloris booting a goalkick straight into touch (at White Hart Lane it would have gone out the ground) in the opening moments. Leverkusen were rapidly on the attack: quick passing and movement, with Javier Hernandez at the centre of it, causing havoc in the Spurs box and mild panic in the stands.

Spurs settled with Mo Sissoko providing moments of hope but on 15 minutes they were almost undone when Mousa Dembele was robbed in midfield, Hernandez was set free down the right and his cutback was marginally ahead of Admir Mehmedi.

Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Show all 11 1 /11 Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Hugo Lloris – 6 out of 10 Couldn’t do anything about the goal and always needed to be alert and try and organise his under-pressure defence. Getty Images Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Kyle Walker – 3 out of 10 Robbed for possession in the first half which should really have led to Spurs falling behind. His miscontrol from a deflected shot led to the opening goal. Getty Images Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Eric Dier – 5 out of 10 Did okay as he continued his stint at centre-half but was often rushed by Leverkusen’s high press. Unlucky to see his free-kick rebound off the underside of the crossbar. Getty Images Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Jan Vertonghen – 5 out of 10 Caught out by overplaying at the back on occasion but made a vital block to stop Hernandez from giving Leverkusen the lead. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Ben Davies – 5 out of 10 Left too many holes defensively but managed to carve out a few chances going forward. AFP/Getty Images Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Victor Wanyama – 5 out of 10 Spent more time defending that he would have anticipated and often found himself dragged into the full-back areas trying to win the ball back. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Mousa Dembele – 5 out of 10 Withdrawn after 27 minutes with an injury but failed to press his influence upon the game up until that point. Getty Images Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Moussa Sissoko – 3 out of 10 Struggled throughout and lacked imagination and quality when he found space in the final third. AFP/Getty Images Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Dele Alli – 6 out of 10 Spurs’ best attacking outlet but failed to link with his fellow forwards effectively. AFP/Getty Images Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Christian Eriksen – 5 out of 10 Fairly quiet until he was moved more centrally but gave the ball away too often. AFP/Getty Images Tottenham vs Bayer Leverkusen player ratings Son Heung-min – 4 out of 10 Anonymous throughout as he was left isolated at first up front and then on the left. Getty Images

A short burst of “Come on you Spurs” rang out but there was an uneasy vibe in the chilly air which was not helped when Christian Eriksen, who had poor game, clipped a wayward pass across his own box.

Kyle Walker, woeful all night, was next to give the ball away and Julian Brandt outpaced him down the wing, Vertonghen forcing the cross out for a corner.

On the half hour, Mauricio Pochettino was forced into a change with Dembele having picked up a knock. Janssen replaced the midfielder with Spurs changing to a 4-1-4-1 formation from 4-2-3-1. They immediately looked more dangerous with Eriksen finding space to fire in a shot which Berndt Leno batted away. With more men further up the vast Wembley turf Spurs were able to press higher and put Leverkusen under more pressure. Suddenly it was the Germans making the mistakes.

It was but a momentary change though and the mood swing swung back moments before half-time when and it took a double dose of Vertonghen brilliance to keep the scores level. A sloppy touch by Walker on the edge of his own box allowed Brandt to take the ball from his toe and as he shaped to shoot the Belgian slid in like a kid flying out of a theme park water chute and blocked but the ball fell invitingly to Hernandez. The Mexican’s shot was goal-bound but Vertonghen, still on the deck, flicked up a leg to deflect it wide.

Spurs, presumably with Pochettino’s words still ringing in their ears, started the second half well and should have been given a penalty moments into it when Alli, jinking into the box, was clipped by Julian Baumgartlinger. There was contact – albeit minimal – but Jonas Eriksson was unmoved. Eriksen rolled the loose ball just wide.

Further Walker madness almost let Leverkusen in again before Janssen skewed an effort wide and Walker, deciding attack might be his best form of defence, barrelled his way through the German midfield before firing just wide.

Kampl finishes for the only goal of the night (Getty)

Dier then took his turn to have a wobble, mucking up first his control then a header back allowing Mehmedi in. His cut back was hit by Hernandez but Vertonghen blocked again and Lloris smothered the Mexican’s effort on the rebound.

The goal duly arrived when Charles Aranguiz shot from 20 yards. The ball was deflected to Walker whose poor touch merely set up Kampl who took a touch and tucked the ball home.

Dier hit the bar from his free-kick and Janssen inevitably fluffed the rebound and that was that for Spurs. The boos rang out at the final whistle. And it’s Arsenal up next.

Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Davies; Wanyama, Dembele (Janssen 30); Sissoko, Alli, Eriksen (Winks 66); Son (N’Koudou 72).

Subs not used: Vorm, Rose, Onomah, Carter-Vickers.

Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-2-2): Leno; Henrichs, Omer Toprak, Tah, Wendell; Baumgartlinger, Aranguiz (Havertz 84); Kampl (Volland 84), Brandt; Mehmedi, Hernandez.

Subs not used: Ozcan, Dragovic, Calhanoglu, Kiessling, Jedvaj.

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Swe).

Man of the match: Baumgartlinger