TOTTENHAM beat Pacos de Ferreira 3-0 in the second leg of their Europa Conference League clash to seal a place in the group stages.
- RESULT: Tottenham 3 Pacos 0
- TV/Live stream: Premier Sports
- Tottenham XI: Gollini, Dier, Romero, Davies, Doherty, Winks, Lo Celso, Sessegnon, Lucas, Bergwijn, Bryan, Kane
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THAT’S ALL FROM TOTTENHAM
Tottenham made it through to the Europa Conference League group stage thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win over Pacos de Ferreira at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Spurs opened the scoring early in the ninth minute when Harry Winks stole the ball in midfield and delivered a brilliant cross to Bryan Gil down the left wing.
Gil then produced a beautiful pass of his own as he found Harry Kane in the middle of the penalty area and the star striker easily beat Andre Ferreira by sending the ball down the bottom left corner.
The north Londoners almost doubled their lead in the 34th minute when Gil’s deflected shot rattled Ferreira’s left-hand post.
But Tottenham got their cracker just a minute later when Giovani Lo Celso broke into the penalty area, got a shot that was blocked but the ball rolled back to Kane who didn’t miss in front of open goal.
Lo Celso put the tie to bed during the second half on 70 minutes thanks to an expertly-taken free-kick from a tight angle down the right flank that caught Pacos’ defence and goalkeeper off guard.
That’s all from us here at SunSport, have a great night!
GETTY IMAGES FANS LOVE KANE
There was a question on how Tottenham fans would welcome Harry Kane back to the team.
Reports suggested Kane told Spurs’ hierarchy he wanted to leave during the summer and even delayed his return to training after an extended holiday.
However, the home supporters gave the star striker a warm welcome once his name was announced before kick-off.
They also sang “You’re Spurs and you know you are”, and then gave the England captain a standing ovation when he was replaced moments after Giovani Lo Celso’s goal
GETTY IMAGES BRY-MAN
Tottenham ace Bryan Gil shone bright tonight against Pacos de Ferreira at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Gil was constantly dangerous down the left flank where Spurs created most of their opportunities.
The winger worked very well with Ryan Sessegnon and even set Harry Kane’s opener.
The Spain international also came close to scoring twice but was denied by two deflections, one of which saw the ball hitting Andre Ferreira’s post
WHAT’S NEXT?
Tottenham will find out their opponents in the Europa Conference League draw tomorrow on Friday at 11am.
The draw will take place in Istanbul, Turkey and the first games will be played in mid-September.
Spurs are now among the favourites to win this competition, which will guarantee the winner a place in next season’s Europa League.
Of course, that is something the north Londoners can get for themselves in the Premier League should they finish in the top six.
Pacos de Ferreira, on the other hand, have seen their European journey come to an end tonight
GETTY IMAGES KANE IS BACK
Harry Kane is back in style for Tottenham by scoring his first two goals of the season and leading them to the Europa Conference League group stage.
Kane produced a brace in just 25 minutes and showed he is back to his old ways in north London.
The star striker was linked with a move from Spurs after delaying his return to training while Manchester City kept tabs on him.
But the England captain has confirmed he will not be leaving Tottenham in the summer and is concentrated on gaining success with the club of his heart.
The fans welcomed the 28-year-old back with open arms as well as a massive ovation and he had the following message after full-time:
STATS
Tottenham dominated a staggering 70.6 per cent of possession against Pacos de Ferreira.
Spurs also registered a total of 18 shots, six of which were on target throughout the second leg.
Pacos, on the other hand, produced six shots, half of which were on target.
The north Londoners dominated in the air as well as they won 76.2 per cent of aerial duels
FT: TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
Tottenham made it through to the Europa Conference League thanks to a Harry Kane masterpiece against Pacos de Ferreira at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Spurs opened the scoring early in the ninth minute when Harry Winks stole the ball in midfield and delivered a brilliant cross to Bryan Gil down the left flank.
Gil then produced a beautiful pass of his own as he found Kane in the middle of the penalty area and the star striker easily beat Andre Ferreira by sending the ball down the bottom left corner.
The north Londoners almost doubled their lead on 34 minutes when Gil’s deflected shot rattled Ferreira’s left-hand post.
But Tottenham got their cracker just a minute later when Giovani Lo Celso broke into the penalty area, got a shot that was blocked but the ball rolled to Kane who didn’t miss in front of open goal.
Lo Celso put the tie to bed during the second half on 70 minutes thanks to an expertly-taken free-kick from a tight angle down the right flank that caught Pacos’ defence and goalkeeper by surprise
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THAT’S FULL-TIME IN TOTTENHAM!!!!!
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
90+1 CHANCE!
Pacos get their best opportunity to score as Silva delivers a wonderful cross from the left flank and finds Santos whose header is stopped by Gollini
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
90 Three more minutes of stoppage time to go until full-time.
Still enough time for Tottenham to increase their lead
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
87 Tottenham are basically through to the Europa Conference League group stage.
But Spurs don’t seem to be done, Son especially is trying very hard to get on the scoresheet!
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
84 SUBSTITUTION
Tottenham manager Nuno introduces Alli, who replaces Lucas for the last few minutes
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
83 CHANCE!
Tottenham star Son tries a shot from a dangerous position but Ferreira denies him and then sees the ball hitting his left-hand post!
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
82 CHANCE
I think ‘attempt’ is a better term to use on this one.
Tottenham star Hojbjerg picks a beautiful corner-kick from the left flank and tries a shot but completely misses the target
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
80 Surely Lo Celso’s goal did it for Tottenham!
Pacos have ran out of energy and solutions, while Gollini hasn’t found himself worried throughout the entire evening!
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TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
78 WHAT A CHANCE!
Tottenham come close again with Bergwij who shoots from a tight angle down the left flank and hits Ferreira’s right-hand post!
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
76 SUBSTITUTION
Final roll of the dice by Pacos manager Simao, who makes a triple change.
Fernando, Santos and Uilton replace Antunes, Estaquio and Lucas Silva respectively
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
75 Here’s how Tottenham scored their third goal against Pacos.
What a marvellous shot by Lo Celso!
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
72 SUBSTITUTION
Tottenham boss Nuno makes a double switch as Bergwijn and Son replace Gil and Kane respectively.
Kane receives a massive ovation on his way out despite the recent transfer saga
TOTTENHAM 3-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
70 Tottenham may have just put the tie to bed with a wonderful free-kick by Lo Celso!
The Argentina international outsmarts Pacos’ defence and goalkeeper with an expertly-taken spot-kick from the right wing.
The Pacenses’ backline fail to head the ball away and Antunes inadvertently sends the ball to his own net
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!
TOTTENHAM MAKE IT THREE WITH LO CELSO!!!!!
TOTTENHAM 2-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
70 SUBSTITUTION
Pacos manager Simao makes a double change as Helder Ferreira and Tanque replace Delgado and Denilson respectively
TOTTENHAM 2-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
67 CHANCE!
Tottenham star Lo Celso sets Gil with a beautiful pass down the left flank but the former Sevilla starlet’s shot just misses Ferreira’s bottom right corner!
TOTTENHAM 2-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
65 WHAT A CHANCE!
Tottenham star Hojbjerg breaks down the left flank and finds Lo Celso in the middle of the penalty area.
The Argentina international makes a wonderful turn but his shot is stopped thanks to a wonderful save by Ferreira
TOTTENHAM 2-0 PACOS DE FERREIRA
64 YELLOW CARD
Another booking, this time to Pacos star Pires who pulls Lo Ceslo down to the ground during a counter-attack with a tactical foul
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
