Captain SON can win→ First place in the probability of winning! Son Heung-min is absent + Hishalisson's winning goal' Tottenham won 1-0 against Alkmaar...Europa League 3rd consecutive win

Oct 25, 2024

Tottenham beat Alkmaar to win its third consecutive Europa League title. Tottenham, where Son Heung-min was absent, won 1-0 in the third home game of the Europa League phase of the 2024-2025 season against AZ Alkmaar at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 25th (Korea time). He won the match against Alkmaar and elevated his ranking pleasantly with three consecutive wins at the beginning of the Europa League. With consecutive wins, Tottenham and Son Heung-min are getting closer to the first trophy lifted.

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Tottenham beat Alkmaar and won three consecutive Europa League games.

Tottenham won 1-0 at home in the third Europa League phase of the 2024-2025 season against AZ Alkmaar at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 25th (Korea time).

Tottenham also won 2-1 away to Ferencvaros after a 3-0 victory over Karabakh in their first Europa League match. He won the match against Alkmaar and elevated his ranking pleasantly with three consecutive wins at the beginning of the Europa League. With consecutive wins, Tottenham and Son Heung-min are getting closer to the first trophy lifted.

The home team Tottenham launched a 4-3-3 formation. Fraser Forster defended the goal, and Destiny Udogi, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin and Archie Gray built the back four. James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancourt and Lucas Beribal played in the midfield, while Timo Werner, Hishalisson and Mikey Moore played in the front three-top.

Tottenham operated a large number of rotations in the offense, midfield and defense in the absence of captain Son Heung-min due to injury. He expressed his strong confidence against Alkmaar from the starting list.

The away team Alkmaar also operated a 4-3-3 formation. Rom Jaden Ousu-Oduro defended the goal, while David Möller Wolf, Maxim Decker, Aleksandr Penetra and Mikuma Seiya built the back four. Christian Velich, Sven Mainans, and Yordi Clash were in the midfield, while Ruben van Bommel, Troy Parrott and Ernest Poku were in the front three-top.

Tottenham took the lead from the beginning of the first half and shook Alkmaar. Werner's accurate cross in front of the gate in the fifth minute of the first half led to Moore's header inside. However, the ball went off the side of the net. Madison's shot was aimed at the goal in the 11th minute of the first half, but it was caught without proper strength.

Tottenham lost a number of chances. In the 27th minute of the first half, Beribal delivered the ball to Werner with an accurate penetration pass. It was a clear scoring chance facing the goalkeeper almost one-on-one, but Werner's shot almost headed to the pass level and did not lead to a score. In the 38th minute of the first half, Hishalisson immediately stole the ball through forward pressure and launched a counterattack, but once again Werner's shot, which received a pass from the gate, headed to the stands and made everyone lament.

Tottenham, which finished 0-0 in the first half, changed at the start of the second half by excluding Werner, who showed the worst determination, and putting in Brennan Johnson.

Tottenham took the lead early in the second half by taking a chance to score. In the eighth minute of the second half, Beribal tripped over the defense after breaking through, and a penalty was declared immediately. In the absence of Son Heung-min, Madison, the second-ranked player, conceded a penalty to Hishalisson, who returned from injury, and Hishalisson finished correctly and scored the first goal.

Alkmaar, who allowed the first run, also launched a counterattack. In the 11th minute of the second half, Dragushin faced a crisis of losing the ball under pressure from the opponent, but Bentancur immediately blew himself away and avoided the crisis. In the 29th minute of the second half, Davis was pushed out of the competition for an aerial ball, and Foster barely escaped the crisis of allowing an equalizer as he blocked Rado's Maikelado's shot that received Parrott's pass with a fantastic save.

Since then, Tottenham has taken the lead in the game with a numerical advantage. In the 40th minute of the second half, Alkmaar had to face Tottenham with 10 players as defender Ulfe was sent off for accumulated warnings. However, Tottenham failed to score additional points afterward. Tottenham, which played without Son Heung-min, won 1-0 with Hishalisson's winning goal with disappointing determination.

Tottenham is currently the most likely team to win the Europa League with a 16% chance of winning the Europa League based on the soccer statistics media Opta. All of the prominent teams such as Lazio, Manchester United and Porto are less likely to win than Tottenham. For Tottenham and Son Heung-min, it is the right time to lift the trophy.

Tottenham, which maintained its atmosphere in the Europa League, will play Crystal Palace in the ninth round of the Premier League at Selhurst Park in London on the 27th. After that, he will try to win four consecutive Europa League games against Galatasaray on November 8 after the League Cup match against Manchester City and the league match against Aston Villa.

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