Son Heung-min's 11th assist of the season... Tottenham achieved European quarterfinals for the first time in 6 years
Son Heung-min's 11th assist of the season... Tottenham achieved European quarterfinals for the first time in 6 years
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Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min played a key role in his team's advance to the quarterfinals by recording help in the round of 16 of the Europa League.
Son assisted James Maddison in the third minute of the second half in the second round of the 2024-2025 Europa League round of 16 against AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on March 14 (Korea time). Son recorded his 11th official assist of the season.
If you look at the distribution of Son's assists, they are nine in the Premier League and one in each of the Europa League and the FA Cup. In addition, Son has scored 11 goals (seven in the Premier League, three in the Europa League and one in the League Cup) in this season, bringing his total number of offensive points to 22 (11 goals and 11 assists).
Tottenham, which lost 0-1 due to Lucas Beribal's own goal in the Netherlands on March 7, won 3-1 at home and succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals with a 3-2 aggregate score in the first and second games. It is the first time in six years that Tottenham has reached the quarterfinals of the 2018-2019 Champions League, and it is the first achievement in 12 years since the 2012-2013 season if it is narrowed down to the Europa League.
Tottenham, which has not had a trophy since the 2008 League Cup, will continue its opportunity to end its 17-year history through the Europa League. The Europa League is the only hope of winning this season for Tottenham, who has also been eliminated from the League Cup and FA Cup at a time when they are away from winning the championship by ranking 13th in the Premier League.
Tottenham will face Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) in the home-and-away quarter-finals on April 11 and 18.
In the 26th minute of the first half of the game, Son Heung-min's active pressure became the starting point of the first goal. Alkmaar defender Bauter Huss's attempt to pass to his teammate was caught by Son Heung-min's foot and cut off, and Dominic Solanke connected the ball, which Wilson Odobert finished and scored.
In the third minute of the second half, Son delivered the ball back to Madison from the left side of the penalty area, and Madison scored with a right footed shot from the center of the penalty area. Tottenham overturned the lead it gave in the first leg.
However, in the 18th minute of the second half, Alkmaar's Kope Mainers intercepted Beribal's pass mistake and scored an equalizer, making the total score 2-2. Just before this loss, Tottenham replaced defender Van der Pen to make a change to put weight on the attack, which led to instability in defense.
The end of the match came in the 29th minute of the second half when Son Heung-min was involved again. Jed Spence crossed the ball pushed by Son Heung-min from the left side, and Odover finished Solanke's back-heel pass with his right foot to score the winning goal.
O'Dober, who joined Tottenham in August this year, scored both his debut goal and his second goal on the day, and became a leading player in the victory. Alkmaar's last offensive before the end of the match was also blocked by goalkeeper Vicario's defense and persistent resistance, securing Tottenham a valuable berth in the quarterfinals. 온라인바카라