Tottenham Hotspur Secure 3-0 Win Over Qarabag ⁤in Europa League Opener

Tottenham Hotspur ⁢kicked off their Europa League group ⁤stage campaign with a ​convincing 3-0 victory over Qarabag on Thursday, despite being ⁤reduced ⁢to ‌ten men in the eighth minute.

Defender Radu Dragosin’s early ‌dismissal did not deter the English ⁢side, as Brennan Johnson scored a powerful shot four minutes later to put Tottenham ahead. Pape Mata Sar doubled the ⁢lead seven ⁢minutes into‌ the second half, securing a 2-0 ‌advantage for the​ London club.

Tottenham’s ⁤Dominant Performance

Dominic Solanke sealed the win for Tottenham in the 68th minute, capitalizing⁢ on goalkeeper Mateusz Kochalski’s mistake. Qarabag had several chances,​ including a missed penalty kick​ by Toral Baimarov and a shot that ​hit the woodwork by Junior, but ⁣Tottenham ‍remained in control throughout the match.

Tottenham coach Ange ⁣Postecoglou​ praised his team’s performance, saying,‍ “When ‌the team ‍is reduced to ten players, sometimes you don’t‌ play as aggressively or you don’t keep the⁢ ball as much as ‌when​ you play at full speed, but most⁢ of the time ⁢it was the ⁣intention.”

Other Europa League Matches

In another ⁤match, Roma drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao,‍ with‌ Aitor ​Paredes equalizing for the Spanish⁣ side near the​ end.​ Ukrainian striker Artem‍ Dovpik had put Roma ⁤ahead with a powerful header in the 32nd minute.

Rangers ‌secured a 2-0 win over Malmo, thanks to goals from Nadim Birami⁢ and Ross‍ McCausland. Ajax Amsterdam dominated Besiktas ​with a 4-0 victory, with Kian Fitz-Game, Kenneth ⁣Taylor, and Mika Khodes scoring ⁢the goals.

Olympique Lyonnais defeated Olympiakos 2-0, with second-half‌ goals from Ryan Chergui and Saeed Benrahma. Eintracht ​Frankfurt drew‌ 3-3 ⁤with‍ Viktoria Plzen, as ‌the Czech side managed to come back with ⁢two late ‌goals.