'Help Son Heung-min' Tottenham beats Alkmaar to advance to the quarterfinals of Europa for the first time in 12 years
'Help Son Heung-min' Tottenham beats Alkmaar to advance to the quarterfinals of Europa for the first time in 12 years
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Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League (EPL) overcame the defeat in the first round and confirmed their advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League (UEL).
Tottenham beat AZ Alkmaar (the Netherlands) 3-1 in the second leg of the 2024-25 UEL round of 16 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 14th (Korea Standard Time).
Tottenham, which was burdened by the 0-1 loss in the first away match, won the first and second games with a combined score of 3-2 thanks to a complete victory in the second round and secured a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Tottenham, which failed in both the EFL Cup and FA Cup this season and remains in 13th place in the EPL, has continued its strides at the UEL and raised expectations for a win. It has been 12 years since Tottenham advanced to the quarterfinals at UEL.
On the day, Son played full time as a left flanker, adding one assist by shooting five times, key pass two times, and dribbling three times. The record in official matches this season is 11 goals and 11 assists in 39 matches, achieving his 24th attack point. The overall UEL record is nine goals and five assists in 24 matches.
Tottenham, which desperately needed a goal due to a scoreless loss in the first round, raised its line aggressively. Son Heung-min also moved enthusiastically as he attempted to break through one-on-one from the beginning.
In the end, Tottenham scored an early goal. It started with Son Heung-min.
In the 26th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min made a crack by putting his foot on the opponent's defender clearing with strong forward pressure from the left side.
The ball deflected off Son Heung-min was connected to Wilson O'Dober through Dominic Solanke, and O'Dober made the first goal by attempting a quick shot before Alkmaar's defense was in order.
Tottenham, riding the flow, continued to drive. Son Heung-min was at the center of it.
Son Heung-min scored zero with his unique cut-off shot in the 33rd minute of the first half, and in the 37th minute of the first half, he shook the opponent's defense with a breakthrough that beat three defenders. In the 41st minute of the first half, Tottenham's attack was mainly made on the left side where Son Heung-min was located, with Son Heung-min breaking through and shooting from the left side.
Eventually, the extra goal was scored on Son's toes. With counterattacks on the ground at three minutes in the second half, Madison scored with a right-footed shot that Son quickly gave up to James Maddison, reversing the score by 2-1.
Alkmaar fought back as well. He did not miss the opportunity that he took due to Tottenham's defense error in the 18th minute of the second half.
Kope Mainers, who failed to clear properly by overlapping Tottenham's defense, shot and scored without missing it. Alkmaar's first shot in the game was the goal.
It was tied again, but Tottenham did not falter. In the 29th minute of the second half, Jed Spence overlapped with Son Heung-min and crossed it, and when Solanke turned it with his heel, Odobert pushed it back to take a 3-2 lead.
Alkmaar then launched a last-minute general offensive, but was blocked by Tottenham's defense's hand-to-hand defense and could not find a gap.
In the end, Tottenham succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals with a complete victory to recover from the defeat in the first round. 바카라사이트
Tottenham will have a quarterfinal match against Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany), who beat Ajax (the Netherlands). The quarterfinal match will be held at home and away from home on April 11 and 18.