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Diabierna 6 november 2020

Kane nets 200th goal as Tottenham wins in Europa League

It was Kane's first goal in the group stage of Eu- had only goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos to beat.
rope's second tier competition this season after an- Steven Gerrard's team quickly took advantage.
other five in the qualifying. Rangers equalized five minute later, in similar fash-
ion to the opening goal. James Tavernier crossed
Kane scored his first Tottenham goal in this com- from the right and Diogo Gonçalves blasted the
petition against Shamrock Rovers in 2011. ball high into his own goal.
Lucas doubled the lead 20 minutes later. Kane col- Just a minute later, Glen Kamara put Rangers ahead
lected a pass from Gareth Bale before setting Lu- with a goal from the edge of the area.
cas up with a pass from the right to net from close
range. Six minutes into the second half, Alfredo Morelos
Kane was substituted at halftime and replaced by tapped in a precise cross from Tavernier to double
Carlos Vinicius. the lead.
Lech Poznaș earned its first win in the group, 3-1
(AP) – Harry Kane scored his 200th goal for Claudiu Keșerü pulled one back for Ludogorets in over Standard Liège.
Tottenham in a 3-1 away victory over Ludo- the second before Giovani Lo Celso finished it off.
gorets in the Europa League on Thursday, Other groups
while 10-man Benfica came from two goals Tottenham has six points from three games to join Borja Mayoral scored two goals and Henrikh Mkh-
down to draw 3-3 with Rangers after an equal- Antwerp atop Group J. The Belgian side played itaryan, Roger Ibañez and Pedro Rodríguez added
izer in injury time. LASK later Thursday. one each for Roma against Cluj in Group A.

Also, Roma trashed Cluj 5-0 while Spanish league Benfica strikes late With five players sidelined with the coronavirus,
leader Real Sociedad handed AZ Alkmaar its first With Rangers leading 3-1, Rafa Silva started the Slavia Prague won 3-2 over Nice for its second
defeat halfway through the group stage. comeback for Benfica by pulling one back in the straight victory in Group C, Slavia, where Leverku-
77th minute before Darwin Nuñez collected a sen also won 4-2 at Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
AC Milan and Arsenal played later Thursday. through ball to equalize in stoppage time.
Kane double century Granada leads Group E with seven points after a
Rangers had not conceded a goal in the competi- 2-0 away win against 10-man Omonoia. PAOK is
After Tottenham's 1-0 loss against Royal Antwerp tion but went behind after just one minute. Silva two pints back after a 4-1 victory over PSV.
last week, manager Jose Mourinho started Kane for broke down the right before cutting back a pass
the first time in the competition. that Connor Goldson deflected into his own net. Cristian Portu scored a second-half goal to give
Real Sociedad a 1-0 victory over AZ Alkmaar, put-
In his 300th appearance, Kane needed just 13th Benfica looked in control before center back Nico- ting both teams on six points in Group F. Napoli
minutes put his team ahead by heading home cor- lás Otamendi received a straight red card in the also has six points after coming from a goal down
ner from Lucas Moura. 19th minute when brought down Ryan Kent, who for a 2-1 away win against Rijeka.

PSG coach Tuchel under scrutiny as he copes without stars

(AP) — While Paris Saint- picking up two red cards Frederic Dehu have been charge for the best season in of lasting a whole game in the
Germain coach Thomas against Leipzig for need- baffled by Tuchel's choice, the club's history, and now Champions League at this
Tuchel is under scrutiny less fouls. Defender Presnel particularly since he de- the season after we're talk- stage of the season," Dehu
over his tactics and selec- Kimpembe's came when he manded reinforcements dur- ing about the coach's future," told sports daily L'Equipe on
tions, his players must hacked down forward Yussuf ing the recent transfer win- Marquinhos said. "Football Thursday. "It's surprising to
show they can perform Poulsen from behind in the dow. So Danilo, a seasoned has no patience." see a team like PSG crumble
when the big stars are ab- fifth minute of injury time. international with Portugal, like that."
sent. arrived on a season-long loan But an increasing number of
But all of these deficiencies from Porto. observers are not convinced Tuchel's tactical acumen fac-
Tuchel's side tops the French are masked when Mbappe Tuchel's methods are work- es a stern test on Saturday
league and can secure an and Neymar are posing a Yet he and Marquinhos — ing outside of the domes- against a Rennes side in third
eighth straight win by beating constant threat to defenses who is among the best central tic scene this season, where place coached by the astute
Rennes at home on Saturday. with their pace and skill. defenders in Europe — are competition is much fiercer. Julien Stephan.
But PSG will be without the Without them and Verratti's being played out of position
injured Neymar and Kyl- nous, PSG's players appear in an experiment Tuchel is Dehu, who made 167 appear- His side has beaten PSG
ian Mbappe, who were both lost and unwilling to take on stubbornly justifying. ances for PSG between 2000- twice, in the 2019 French
sorely missed in Wednes- greater responsibility. 04, was shocked at PSG's fit- Cup final and at the begin-
day's 2-1 loss at Leipzig in Tuchel tactical choices have "Everyone can be a coach af- ness levels in the second half ning of last season.
the Champions League on also been called into ques- ter a match. Thinking before and the team's inability to
Wednesday. tion, including deploying one is more difficult," he said control the game. Both times he tactically out-
midfielder Danilo as a center following the Leipzig defeat. "It's difficult when you don't witted Tuchel, even when
That defeat was PSG's sec- half and pushing Marquin- "Why am I under pressure? have players who are capable PSG was at full strength.
ond in three group games — hos — his best center half — All the media, the experts are
its worst start in the compe- into the defensive midfield critical toward me. That's the
tition since Qatari investors role usually held by Danilo. way it is. You have to accept
QSI took charge nine years it. I thought that after last
ago — and puts last season's That backfired against both season, with four (domestic)
Champions League runner- Leipzig and Istanbul Basak- trophies and a Champions
up under big pressure. sehir. While PSG won 2-0 League final, things would be
against Istanbul, the Turk- calmer. But no."
PSG often lacks energy and ish side squandered several
plays like a humdrum side chances in a match where Club captain Marquinhos de-
without its star forwards, and PSG's defence was constantly fended Tuchel, who is widely
without Marco Verratti to under pressure and heavily expected to be replaced at the
compensate for an otherwise reliant on goalkeeper Keylor end of the season. But that
weak-looking midfield. Navas. could come sooner if PSG
fails to qualify for the Round
It also showed a lack of lead- The French media and for- of 16.
ership and composure by mer PSG player defender "He's the coach who was in