Excluding Son Heung-min (32), who contributed to the equalizer, Tottenham, the English professional football team, suffered its first defeat in the UEFA Europa League (UEL).
Tottenham collapsed 2-3 in the fourth game of the 2024-25 UEL League phase against Galatasaray (Turkiye), which ended at Rams Park in Istanbul, Turkiye on the 8th (Korea time). Son Heung-min, who was not in normal condition, was scheduled to improve his condition as a replacement member in the game, but started due to a series of injuries to Tottenham’s strikers.
Son started as a left-wing striker and was on the ground for 45 minutes in the first half, before being replaced by Dejan Kulusevski at the start of the second half. Son had 22 ball touches in the 45 minutes, but none of his shots were available.
With Tottenham losing the first point at set-piece in the 6th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min helped Will Rankshire’s equalizer in the 18th minute of the first half. Son Heung-min, who attempted to break through along the left side line, owned the ball even as he tripped over the opponent’s defense. Son Heung-min then delivered the ball to Archie Gray. Gray poked the ball long at once to Brennan Johnson in the right penalty area, and Rankshire pushed Johnson’s cutback with his right foot at the gate to balance it. 메이저놀이터
After the equalizer, Tottenham’s defense allowed an additional goal due to a fatal mistake. The weaknesses caused by coach Anji Postecoglou’s massive movement of positions were exposed.
In the 31st minute of the first half, Radu Drugusin, who was exchanging passes with his teammates from the back, lost the ball under strong pressure from the opponent, and Victor Osimhen broke the net with his right foot.
In the 39th minute of the first half, Osimhen, who penetrated Tottenham’s back space in line with Dries Mertons’ cross, broke the post again with a sensational left-footed volley.
Since then, Tottenham has been ranked seventh in the league phase (3-1, 9 points) with its first loss of the season in UEL because it failed to make an additional goal.