(Dan Tri) – Tottenham officially won a ticket to the 1/8 round of the Champions League after coming from behind to defeat Olympiakos 4-2.
Results of matches in round 5 of the Champions League group stage
Entering the match against Olympiakos, coach Jose Mourinho continued to use the familiar 4-2-3-1 formation like in his debut defeating West Ham. Regarding personnel, the Portuguese strategist only had
El Arabi celebrates the goal in the 6th minute
Olympiakos scored the opening goal very early
Semedo increased the score to 2-0 in the 19th minute
Despite fielding two defensive midfielders, Tottenham Spurs proved too fragile in intercepting from a distance, against the quick counterattacks of the away team Olympiakos.
In the 6th minute, starting from an indecisive clearance from Danny Rose, the ball fell to Youssef El Arabi in the midfield and this player easily eliminated Harry Winks before launching a dangerous shot from range.
Captain Harry Kane’s disappointment at the beginning of the match
In the 19th minute, Winks made the mistake of marking Olympiakos’s corner kick, allowing the ball to drift into the penalty area and Ruben Semedo quickly put the ball into the net at a distance of less than 3 meters, increasing the score.
Eriksen was brought on to replace Dier
Coach Mourinho made tactical changes very early
Dier left the field because he did not meet expectations
Receiving 2 goals quite quickly, coach Mourinho was forced to change tactics, withdrawing a defensive midfielder, Eric Dier, from the field to replace him with attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen.
The match was full of tension and fierceness
Olympiakos played unpleasantly
At the stoppage time, Tottenham players suddenly received a gift from the Olympiakos defense.
Dele Alli shortened the score to 1-2 for Tottenham…
… to the joy of coach Mourinho
After a moment of surprise, Alli received the gift with a gentle finish from 3 meters away to shorten the gap to 1-2 and create psychological momentum for Spurs.
Harry Kane equalized 2-2 for Tottenham
In the 50th minute, starting from Aurier’s extremely fast throw-in, Lucas Moura used his speed to run down the right sideline and stretch back into the penalty area for captain Harry Kane to finish unmarked and hit Olympiakos’ goal to equalize the score.
Aurier increased the score to 3-2 for Tottenham
After Kane’s goal, the game was completely in Tottenham’s favor.
In the 73rd minute, after a personal effort, Alli crossed the ball from the left wing for Son to jump high and head the ball to Aurier’s position and this player had an unstoppable stroke and the ball hit the far corner, helping Tottenham reverse.
Coach Mourinho’s joy…
… when Harry Kane headed accurately…
… sealing a 4-2 victory for Tottenham
4 minutes later, from Eriksen’s dangerous free kick, captain Kane chose the right position and made an accurate header, completing the double and helping Tottenham win 4-2.
Squad
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Gazzaniga 5;
Goals: Alli 45, Kane 50, 77, Aurier 73
OLYMPIACOS (4-3-3): Sa 5;
Goals: El Arabi 6, Semedo 19
In the remaining match of Group B, Bayern had a resounding 6-0 victory over Crvena Zvezda, including striker Robert Lewandowski’s poker shot in just 15 minutes.
Lewandowski shined with a poker shot against Crvena Zvezda
Winning 6-0 against Serbia, Bayern Munich won 15 absolute points after 5 matches
With this result, the situation in Group B has been arranged, when Bayern is sure to have the top spot in the group with 15 points, while Tottenham is ranked 2nd with 10 points.
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