Champions League: Timo Werner penalty seals 1-0 win for Leipzig against Spurs in first leg
Football | February 20, 2020 8:23 ISTTottenham Hotspur now have to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Leipzig to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Tottenham Hotspur now have to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Leipzig to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Son Heung-min scored a brace including a stoppage time goal to help Tottenham beat a spirited Aston Villa 3-2 at Villa Park.
Second-place City's sixth loss of their Premier League title defence left Liverpool 22 points clear with 13 games remaining and in contention to end their 30-year league title drought
Inter paid a reported 20 million euros ($22 million) for the 27-year-old Denmark midfielder despite his Tottenham contract expiring in July. Inter said he signed a five-season deal with the Serie A club through June 2024.
Sofiane Boufal scored his first goal of the season in the 87th minute to level after Son Heung-min had given Tottenham the lead on a swift counterattack in the 58th off Erik Lamela's pass.
Tottenham Hotspur also have the option to make the transfer of Gedson Fernandes permanent.
Frustration seems to be setting in, with the team having only won one of its last five games after starting life under Mourinho with four wins in his first five games.
Rudiger complained he was subjected to monkey chants in Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham on Dec. 22 which was stopped for anti-racism warnings over the stadium speakers.
Tottenham, meanwhile, had to come back from a goal down to draw 1-1 at second-tier Middlesbrough in the latest below-par display by Jose Mourinho’s side.
Tottenham did not give a timescale for Harry Kane's absence because of the hamstring injury picked up during the defeat to Southampton.
Jose Mourinho was booked by referee Mike Dean in the 77th minute after the Portuguese approached the Southampton bench.
The three points boost Spurs' top-four prospects and continue an enviable record on Dec. 26 for both the club and Mourinho while manager at different Premier League teams.
The defender's header ensured Tottenham moved above Wolves into fifth place thanks to Mourinho winning four of his opening five league games since replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller and Philippe Coutinho scored for Bayern Munich while Ryan Sessegnon scored for Tottenham Hotspur.
On Saturday, the South Korean Son picked up the ball on the edge of his area before making some great dribbling attempts and beat several defenders before finding the back of the net in the 32nd minute.
The win lifted United above Tottenham into sixth place in the standings and should ease some of the pressure on Mourinho’s replacement, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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The 38-year-old Ibrahimovic is a free agent following his exit from the Los Angeles Galaxy and has previously played under Mourinho at Inter Milan and Manchester United.
The closest Mourinho has come to winning the Champions League since that 2010 triumph with Inter was a trio of semifinal appearances — all with Real Madrid — in 2011, ’12 and ’13.
Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura and Harry Kane scored in a 13-minute span around halftime at the Olympic Stadium, with Tottenham having a spark to its play rarely seen in the final months of Mauricio Pochettino’s reign.
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