• Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Qarabag
• Son Heung-min 28 30,Lamela 86; Almeida 7penIt will take more than this to prove that Tottenham Hotspur pose a credible all-round threat when Harry Kane is not firing on all cylinders, but two first-half goals from home debutant Son Heung-min and a late third from Érik Lamela ensured they overcame an enterprising Qarabag side to start their Europa League campaign with three points. The home team improved after going behind to Richard Almeida’s early penalty without ever exerting firm control on a game that ricocheted from halt to halt.
Mauricio Pochettino makes diminutive secret of his view that the rigours of the Premier League do not feel conducive to a tilt at this competition and it was no surprise that he made six changes from Sunday’s win at Sunderland. Debuts were given to the Austrian centre-back Kevin Wimmer and the apt-back Kieran Trippier, or while Tommy Carroll’s start was his first for Tottenham since August 2013,when Dinamo Tbilisi were beaten 3-0.
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Source: theguardian.com