Tottenham Hotspur catapulted themselves into the top 8 of the Europa League table after delaying Hoffenheim to win 3-2 away from home.
The Ange Postocoglou team staggers in the ninth place of Thursday’s game, but now it is in a position to avoid playoffs in any of the legs to succeed in the circular of 16 years after passing to La Sexta.
Tottenham plays his newest game in the Home League phase opposed to Ellsborg on January 30, whilst taking an merit of a point on the groups that seek to progress automatically, with Postcoglou pointing out that it an “excellent position to be” After the match.
“It gives us a wonderful possibility to obtain one of those points of eight best years, which would give us a week almost to happen,” he told TNT Sport.
“It is a wonderful position for us: we will end in the eight of the first eight because it gives us the additional week of respite on the schedule we had.
“We’re probably going to need it around that time, so it’s a great incentive.”
James Maddison’s stunning effort in the third minute and Heung-Min Son’s deflected shot 20 minutes later gave Tottenham control of the fixture but it was a tale of two halves as Hoffenheim came forward in waves after the restart.
The tension seemed to be paying off after Brandon Austin tried to breach Max Moerstedt in the penalty area, only for Var to face the decision, however, the breakthrough would come seconds later.
Anton Stach poked the ball into the back of the net – with hopes of a comeback high – until it was quickly met by Son wrapping his second effort on the evening into the far corner.
However, in classic Tottenham fashion, there is drama later rather than later.
David Mokwa Ntusu’s header moments off the bench at the end of a delightful finish in Germany with the hosts pushing Tottenham, who had replaced experienced leaders and Maddisons with teenagers Callum Olussi and will be allowed from the end, to the end.
Tottenham maintained the best margins and has now taken his career without victories in Europe, however, his improvised defense, which included Archie Gray on the left side, designed for that.
Tottenham Boss Angel Postcoglou through talking to TNT Sport:
“It’s not simple to win victories in Europe – I watched the Champions League last night and there’s only one win away, so it’s difficult.
“Credit for children. I imagine it’s an exceptional first half, we played very well. We looked a little tired at the time, however, we hung up and Sonny has set this extra goal to give us this extra stamp.
“Despite everything we had the schoolchildren and it was a great victory. “
Tottenham Boss Angel Postcoglou:
“I have been doing this for a long time and what it is is that you have a very strong confidence in what you do and do not influence your noise. Where are you.
“For me, it has been the maximum vital. I firmly believe in what we do. I firmly believe that we are on the right path. That others agree with this non -vital for me.
“It is not my resolution, making or interaction with the other people of the club and in specific players and staff.
“They’re my purpose and they want to make sure they have the belief. If they still have the belief, I know we can succeed.
“It’s not easy to be fair because there’s a lot of noise. In the Premier League there’s the most noise so you have to deal with that but in the end it’s just noise.”
Tottenham recently occupies the sixth position and a victory opposed to Ellsborg in their last adjustment will assure them that they will pass them to the 16th circular.
If the spurs remain in their existing position, they would face the winners of the play-off setting that involves 11, 12, 21 and 22.
The groups lately in those positions that enter the final circular of the league scene are Viktoria plzen (11th), Olympiacos (12th), Roma (21st) and Ferencvaros (22nd).
Sky Sports’ Ali Stafford:
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The consecutive draws in the Europa League have a greater option that Tottenham slips towards the most sensible eight, which would leave a two -legged phase playoff, but that victory now now puts an automatic rating for rear 16 in their own hands.
Angel Postcoglou praised how his older players were handed over to a green team with 3 important points, with Heung-Min Son setting the example with valuable deterioration after James Maddison opened the scoring.
The fatigue of the moment part was visual and presented hope twice to a Hoffenheim side that has already been badly beaten, but Tottenham tackled nervously in the final minutes to record just a third win in nine all competitions.
Three themes opposed to Ellsborg next Thursday will ensure the most sensible spot and save two more games in February, while victory provides confidence in the appearance of Threadbare Postcoglou in the prevention of Sunday’s Premier League with Leicester City.
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