With Son Heung-min playing 32 minutes, Tottenham defeated Royal Antwerp (Belgium) and rose to the top of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League group.
Tottenham won 2-0 in the final 6th round of the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League Group J group stage match against Antwerp at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 11th (Korean time), with Carlos Vinicius and Giovanni Rosso’s consecutive goals ahead of Selso. did.
As a result, Tottenham won 4 wins, 1 draws, 1 loss (13 points) and advanced to the 32nd place in the group with 4 wins, 2 losses (12 points), surpassing Antwerp in the group’s first place in October. did.
Son Heung-min, who started for three consecutive games recently, started the game on the bench this day, and was substituted for 13 minutes in the second half, which was leading 1-0, and moved actively for 32 minutes, contributing to the team victory. Tottenham, who confirmed to advance to the final of 32 in the 5th game, excluded Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, and Pierre-Emil Hoivier from the start. Instead, players who couldn’t compete in many games this season, such as Gareth Bale, Lucas Moura, and Harry Winks, were selected as starting positions. Although there was a change in the starting list, Tottenham threatened Antwerp’s defense from the start of the game, as forward attackers such as Maura and Vinicius actively tried to shoot.
As Tottenham didn’t score a goal, and as time passed, Antwerp took advantage of the right flank attack to counterattack.
When Antwerp raised the line to launch an attack, Tottenham saw an opportunity as he attacked the space behind the opponent. However, in the 33rd minute of the first half, Giovanni Lo Selso’s left-footed mid-range shot and Vinicius’ shot in the 43rd minute were blocked by goalkeeper Alireza Beiranband and finished the first half without taking a lead.
Tottenham, who had not scored a goal in the 45 minutes of the first half, reinforced the attack at the start of the second half by subtracting flank defender Sergio Regilon and adding winger Steven Verbine.
Tottenham’s aggressive substitution resulted in a goal in the 11th minute of the second half. Bale emerged as the kicker in a free kick in front of the Antwerp goal by Maura. Bale attempted a zero-turn shot, and as the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper, Vinisius flooded and pushed the ball in.
Immediately after scoring the first goal, Tottenham added more power to the attack by subtracting Bale, Winks, and Vinicius, and putting Son Heung-min, Kane, and Tangwi Ndombele in. Son Heung-min led the team’s attack by attempting two consecutive shots right after the input.
Tottenham continued to attack and scored an additional goal in the 26th minute of the second half. After blocking the ball from Antwerp, in a counterattack that followed, Rosso Selso received a pass from Kane and scored the second goal of Tottenham with a calm left-footed shot at a one-on-one chance against the goalkeeper.
Afterwards, Tottenham managed the game with a leisurely pace, keeping the lead by two goals and ending the final match of the Europa League group stage with victory.
(Seoul = News 1)
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