Nature called and Eric Dier answered.
The Tottenham midfielder had to take an emergency toilet break midway through the second half of Tuesday's League Cup clash against Chelsea, leaving his team a man short for several minutes.
While Dier was away taking care of his business, Chelsea had a chance to extend its lead, causing manager Jose Mourinho to sprint back to the Tottenham changing room to "put pressure" on his player to finish up as soon as possible.
Fortunately, in his absence Spurs held firm -- unlike Dier's stomach -- and took the game to a penalty shootout after Erik Lamela's late goal canceled out Timo Werner's early opener.
Spurs scored all five of its spot kicks to earn a place in the League Cup quarterfinals after Mason Mount missed Chelsea's crucial fifth penalty.
"It's a first for me," Dier told Tottenham after the match. "But there was just nothing I could do about it. When you've gotta go, you've gotta go. I heard they had a chance, actually, so I'm very thankful that they didn't score because that wouldn't have been good.
"But some things you can't stop."
"But some things you can't stop."
