Tottenham
Mourinho team survived a huge scare on his home debut as his side made a
dramatic comeback win from 2-0 down to beat Olympiakos 4-2 and that has book
them a second spot to reach the last 16 of the Champions League knockout stage.
Olympiakos,
the Greek giant wasted a huge chance to give themselves a shot at reaching the second-round
stages of the champion league after leading in the first 20 minutes with 0-2 through
Youssef El Arabi and Ruben Semedo both registering their name on the scoring
sheet.
Tottenham,
first respond on goal came from Dele Alli, who wasted no time to pounced on a
horrible defensive mistake from the visitor to breathe new life into Spurs
before the halftime and in just minute played after the break, Harry Kane respond
with a goal to level up 2-2 and later on went to double it from either side of
Serge Aurier's fine strike to complete
the comeback.
Spurs
who were last season's Champions League finalists can now look forward to the second-round
stage for a third consecutive season, but will go through in second behind
Bayern Munich in Group B after the German champions book top spot with a 0-6 defeat
of Red Star Belgrade.
Presently,
it can be easy to say that, Tottenham have now return to his scoring form,
scored seven goals and winning in Mourinho's first two matches to make a good
first impression on many fans who are skeptical by the appointment of a former
Chelsea boss famous for a more conservative style of play in football.
Though,
the first 20 minutes played in the game have indicated that, Mourinho has a lot
of work ahead to make Tottenham as strong at the defend as his most successful
sides over the past two decades in football.
The
danger signs were there for the hosts as ahead of schedule as six minutes in
when El Arabi was given a chance on the edge of the box to play a shot and
found the base corner in spite of Paulo Gazzaniga getting a hand to it.
Just
a splendid recuperation challenge from Davinson Sanchez denied Daniel Podence
from multiplying the away side's lead as Spurs were then opened up by one pass
through midfield.
Minutes
after the fact it was 2-0 as increasingly messy Spurs guarding against a corner
left Semedo in space to goad home Guilherme's close post-flick-on.
Mourinho
had seen enough inside the first half played to roll out an improvement as Eric
Dier was yielded to clear a path for Christian Eriksen.
Notwithstanding,
it was a tremendous blunder from Olympiakos as opposed to a moment of
motivation that gifted the hosts a course again into the game.
Aurier's
low cross from the right ought to have been effectively cleared by Yassine
Meriah, however, he let the ball sneak by his foot and Alli was available to
tap in at the back post in first-half stoppage time.
That
Goal made Mourinho's half-time team talk a far simpler one and Spurs based on
their force to level up within five minutes after the first half.
Fast
deduction from a Spurs ball kid and Aurier found Olympiakos dozing off as the
Ivorian's toss in free Lucas Moura down the right and his cross was cleared
home by Kane.
Aurier
was the improbable legend again a little way from time as he sweetly connects
with Alli's cross at the back post to place Spurs in front.
Vulnerability
over Eriksen's future has been one of the scourges of Spurs' this season.
Such
a key figure for quite a bit of Mauricio Pochettino's five-and-a-half years in
control, the Dane has as a general rule been left on the seat both by the
Argentine following his suspension a week ago and in Mourinho's first two
matches as manager.
Be
that as it may, he offered a look at the quality he can offer with an evil
plunging free-kick from which Kane went as far as head home his 23rd goal in a
season both club and nation.
Tottenham
would be back again in action this weekend when they host AFC Bournemouth in
Premier League match.
Some of the reaction on social media below
Some of the reaction on social media below
Jose Mourinho's first home game in charge of Tottenham:— Kola folorunsho (@Kolafolorunsho) November 27, 2019
Sub Eric Dier after 29 minutes.
Overturn a 2-0 deficit.
Qualify for the knockout stages.
First manager to reach the last 16 with three different English clubs.
Box office.#TOTOLY #UCL #Mourinho pic.twitter.com/JlJ12N4XkT
#Mourinho is the only manager in the world that can pull so much attention. pic.twitter.com/t7SCQYhF6x— LawrenceOkoroNGR(Diego Lorenzo) (@LawrenceOkoroTL) November 27, 2019
That ball boy should be worth at least £10m in the January Transfer Window...#TottenhamHotspur #Mourinho https://t.co/GMFU43PJhU— Shropshire Green Man (@WhittallClive) November 27, 2019
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