Tottenham Hotspur's home match against Sporting in the early hours of Thursday morning (27th) ended in a 1-1 draw. Although they are still at the top of the table, there are only two points between the four teams in the group, and Tottenham's situation is treacherous. Khalilani thought he had scored the winning goal in stoppage time, but the game was lost due to VAR's offside call. Coach Dryland was given a red card for his heated protests, and will be suspended for the next round of crucial matches.
Tottenham Hotspur can go through with a win, but the team's lack of creativity is still a serious problem, and Pottinger's counter-attacks were particularly sharp. The visitors took the lead in the 22nd minute with a long range shot by Marcus Aylous. It was not until the 80th minute that Spurs equalized with a corner kick from Bintangoa. Late in the game, Spurs attacked Sporting and Halikani's 95th-minute shot was again disallowed for offside, for which leader Dryland blamed the referee and was eventually sent off with a red card.
Currently, Tottenham are leading Group D with 8 points, while Sporting and Eintracht Frankfurt have 7 points, and Marseille are at the bottom of the table with 6 points. Tottenham's final round visit to Marseille is a precarious situation, after all, Tottenham's away record is not good, the last 4 UEFA Europa League away from home 1 win and 3 losses. After the match, Dryland is still lingering anger: "VAR ruled a legitimate goal invalid, I'm curious if such a judgment will appear on other top teams, I can't see VAR having an honest judgment, so I'm very disappointed."
