Tottenham conceded an injury-time equaliser to drop two points against Roma on Thursday evening. The first half was a delicious Europa League mix of excitement and defensive chaos as both teams showed invention going forwards and gaps at the back. Spurs took an early lead after a VAR-advised penalty was tucked home by Heung-Min Son, but Roma — prompted by the excellent Paulo Dybala — equalised via Evan N’Dicka and then had an Stephan El Shaarawy effort ruled out for offside.
Advertisement Brendan Johnson then put the home side back in front with a typical finish after fine work from Dejan Kulusevski — one of eight shots on target Ange Postecoglou’s side had in the opening 45 minutes. Things continued in a similar fashion after the break. Roma looked dangerous but were repeatedly foiled by Spurs’ defensive line and the offside flag, while the home side looked repeatedly dangerous on the break.
But it was the visitors who finally scored another — Mats Hummels finishing from close range on the second phase of a corner. Jack Pitt-Brooke, Jay Harris and Liam Tharme break down the key moments from the game. Another reminder of Spurs’ ability on the counter We all know how Tottenham like to play: dominating the ball in the opposition half, trying to find overloads, wearing the opposition down with their movement until they finally find a way through.
Many Spurs games end up with them facing a low block, trying to find their way through. But the last week has been a r.
