YOUNG BOYS BERN 3-2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Tottenham will have to win the second leg of their UEFA Champions League Play-Off match against Young Boys Bern if they wish to progress to the Group Stage, after falling to a defeat in Switzerland.
It could have been much worse for the London side, as after hitting the post, Young Boys stunned their visitors with 3 goals in half an hour, coming from Senad Lulic (4′), Henri Bienvenu (13′), and Xavier Hochstrasser (28′). Harry Redknapp’s side would spring to life, though, when Sebastien Bassong guided in a powerful header from a corner (42′). The second half saw good chances for both sides, but it would be Spurs who scored, with Roman Pavlyuchenko unleashing a brilliant strike from a tight angle (83′), and in doing so making a potentially mammoth task into a more manageable one.
Redknapp was quick to blame the poor start on the astroturf surface on the plastic surface at the Stade du Suisse, but they were outplayed for most of the match nonetheless. The return leg is at White Hart Lane on 25th August.
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