UEFA Europa League

Tottenham Hotspur vs FK Qarabag, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Tottenham Hotspur
  • Red Card 7': Radu Dragusin
  • 12': Brennan Johnson
  • 52': Pape Matar Sarr
  • 68': Dominic Solanke
FT
3 - 0
FK Qarabag

    Spurs overcome red card, delay to win Europa League opener

    Tottenham got their Europa League campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday as they overcame Qarabag 3-0, despite being forced to play the majority of the match with 10 men after defender Radu Dragusin was shown an early red card.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Qarabag. Abdellah Zoubir is caught offside.
    • 2': Foul by Yassine Benzia (Qarabag).
    • 2': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 6': Offside, Qarabag. Juninho is caught offside.
    • 7': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Foul by Júlio Romão (Qarabag).
    • 7': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 7': Juninho (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the red card.
    • 9': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 12': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Destiny Udogie replaces Lucas Bergvall.
    • 12': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Qarabag 0. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
    • 15': Foul by Patrick Andrade (Qarabag).
    • 15': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Júlio Romão (Qarabag).
    • 16': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Elvin Cafarquliyev.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Toral Bayramov (Qarabag) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
    • 20': Foul by Júlio Romão (Qarabag).
    • 20': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Elvin Cafarquliyev (Qarabag) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Offside, Qarabag. Juninho is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Archie Gray.
    • 34': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
    • 38': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Archie Gray.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Juninho (Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elvin Cafarquliyev with a cross.
    • 41': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
    • 42': Foul by Elvin Cafarquliyev (Qarabag).
    • 42': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Silva with a cross.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Patrick Andrade (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Yassine Benzia (Qarabag).
    • 45'+1': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Qarabag 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Qarabag 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Brennan Johnson.
    • 46': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 46': Matheus Silva (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Offside, Qarabag. Bahlul Mustafazada is caught offside.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
    • 50': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
    • 50': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 50': Yassine Benzia (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
    • 52': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Qarabag 0. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 55': Penalty Qarabag. Elvin Cafarquliyev draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 55': Penalty conceded by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 56': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Penalty missed! Still Tottenham Hotspur 2, Qarabag 0. Toral Bayramov (Qarabag) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Juninho (Qarabag) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Toral Bayramov (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho.
    • 60': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 61': Foul by Juninho (Qarabag).
    • 61': Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yassine Benzia with a cross.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Destiny Udogie.
    • 65': Juninho (Qarabag) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Toral Bayramov.
    • 67': Offside, Qarabag. Yassine Benzia is caught offside.
    • 67': Substitution, Qarabag. Emmanuel Addai replaces Toral Bayramov.
    • 68': Substitution, Qarabag. Leandro Andrade replaces Júlio Romão.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
    • 68': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Qarabag 0. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 71': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner replaces Son Heung-Min because of an injury.
    • 71': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Yves Bissouma.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Rodrigo Bentancur.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Leandro Andrade (Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yassine Benzia with a cross.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Addai with a cross.
    • 73': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 73': Yassine Benzia (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 76': Foul by Patrick Andrade (Qarabag).
    • 76': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 77': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Elvin Cafarquliyev (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Addai.
    • 78': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
    • 78': Offside, Qarabag. Yassine Benzia is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Qarabag. Marko Jankovic replaces Abdellah Zoubir.
    • 79': Substitution, Qarabag. Abbas Hüseynov replaces Matheus Silva.
    • 80': Hand ball by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 84': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Addai (Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Elvin Cafarquliyev.
    • 85': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mikey Moore replaces Dominic Solanke.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Archie Gray.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Addai (Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbas Hüseynov with a cross.
    • 87': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Mikey Moore is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
    • 90'+1': Yassine Benzia (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Pape Sarr.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Qarabag 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Qarabag 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 1
    6 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 5
    50.6 Possession 49.4
    14 SHOTS 10
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    412 Accurate Passes 412
    475 Passes 469
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    9 Accurate Crosses 3
    22 Crosses 9
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    45 Long Balls 28
    27 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    17 Effective Tackles 7
    29 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    14 Interceptions 12
    8 Effective Clearances 22
    8 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 51,757

    UEFA Europa League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lazio 4 +9 12
    2 Ajax Amsterdam 4 +12 10
    3 Galatasaray 4 +4 10
    4 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 +4 10
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
    37 Micky van de Ven
    6 Radu Dragusin Red Card
    33 Ben Davies
    14 Archie Gray
    8 Yves Bissouma Yellow Card
    15 Lucas Bergvall
    29 Pape Matar Sarr
    19 Dominic Solanke
    7 Son Heung-Min
    22 Brennan Johnson
    Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
    Fraser Forster, Timo Werner, Will Lankshear, Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur, Destiny Udogie, Pedro Porro, Mikey Moore, James Maddison, Brandon Austin.

    QAR FK Qarabag (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Mateusz Kochalski (GK)
    55 Badavi Hüseynov
    13 Bahlul Mustafazada
    44 Elvin Cafarquliyev Yellow Card
    2 Matheus Silva
    7 Yassine Benzia
    66 Patrick Andrade
    6 Julio Rodrigues Romao
    18 Juninho
    10 Abdellah Zoubir
    27 Tural Bayramov
    FK Qarabag Substitutes:
    Richard Almeida, Nariman Akhundzade, Musa Qurbanly, Oleksiy Kashchuk, Fabijan Buntic, Sadiq Mammadzada, Marko Jankovic, Leandro Andrade, Emmanuel Addai, Aleksey Isaev, Abbas Huseynov.

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