Tottenham Hotspur have one foot in the automatic last 16 of the Europa League after Thursday night’s matchday 7 win over Hoffenheim in Germany.
Spurs took the lead in the opening minutes, Pedro Porro sending a long pass over the top into the path of James Maddison to control and end a dream start.
There was an element of fortune about the second of the night, scored by Son Heung-min. Maddison’s deflected pass put the Spurs captain on target and his shot deflected off Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.
Brandon Austin made an excellent save to keep the score at 2-0 in the first half, before a Hoffenheim attack came after the break. The hosts hit the crossbar through former Leicester City striker Andrej Kramaric, before VAR intervened to overturn a penalty awarded against Austin.
Hoffenheim then went ahead through Anton Stach, but Son restored Spurs’ breathing space with just over ten minutes to play with a through and low shot from the left. And that proved crucial when substitute David Mokwa again reduced the deficit in the closing stages.
|
player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
|
GK: Oliver Baumann (c) |
6/1/10 |
|
RB: Pavel Kaderabek |
6.3/10 |
|
CB: Kevin Akpoguma |
5.2/10 |
|
CB: Stanley, please |
6.8/10 |
|
LB: David Jurasek |
6.5/10 |
|
RM: Adam Hlozek |
6.3/10 |
|
CM: Anton Stach |
8.0/10 |
|
CM: Finn Becker |
7.3/10 |
|
LM: Tom Bishop |
6.9/10 |
|
ST: Andrej Kramaric |
7.3/10 |
|
ST: Max Moerstedt |
6.4/10 |
|
SUB: David Mokwa (78′ for Stach) |
7.2/10 |
|
SUB: Arthur Chaves (80′ for Bischof) |
6.5/10 |
|
SUB: Florian Micheler (81′ for Hlozek) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Luca Philipp (GK), Tim Philipp (GK), Luca Erlein, Robin Hranac, Valentin Gendrey, Hennes Behrens, Luka Djuric, Simon Kalambayi.
|
player |
Valuation |
|---|---|
|
GK: Brandon Austin |
7.7/10 |
|
RB: Pedro Porro |
7.4/10 |
|
CB: Radu Dragusin |
6.8/10 |
|
CB: Ben Davies |
7.4/10 |
|
LB: Archie Gray |
6.9/10 |
|
CM: Lucas Bergvall |
7.4/10 |
|
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur |
8.1/10 |
|
CM: James Maddison |
8.7/10 |
|
RW: Dejan Kulusevski |
6.8/10 |
|
ST: Richarlison |
6.6/10 |
|
LW: Son Heung-min (c) |
8.9/10 |
|
SUB: Mikey Moore (56′ for Richarlison) |
6.7/10 |
|
SUB: Will Lankshear (79′ for Son) |
6.2/10 |
|
SUB: Callum Olusesi (89′ for Maddison) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Fraser Forster (GK), Alfie Whiteman (GK), Dante Cassanova, Malachi Hardy, Damola Ajayi.
