Tottenham Hotspur fell dramatically from the Europa League when they took a 2-0 lead in the first leg against Dinamo Zagreb.
A fabulous hat-trick from Zagreb attacker Mislav Orsic – whose third goal came in extra time – got the Croatian team to the quarter-finals, but it was a terrible performance by Jose Mourinho’s side.
Mourinho named a strong team for that Thursday night duel, but his star-studded Premier League outfit was miserable when he was eliminated from the competition.
Your hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League are now low, especially after it was on Losing the derby in north London to Arsenal on Sunday.
That result left them six points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, who look bossy under Thomas Tuchel despite having one game under their belt.
They will play that game against Aston Villa on Sunday night. Villa could welcome Talisman Jack Grealish back and will benefit from a week-long break while Spurs played 120 minutes in Croatia just three days before that crucial game.
Before kick-off, a way to the Champions League seemed to be via the glory of Europa League to be the best choice.
Few had predicted problems with this tie as they took a 2-0 lead after winning the first leg at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but disaster struck at Maksimir / p> A wonderfully rippled hit from left winger Orsic gave the hosts hope shortly after the hour.
Harry Kane saw a header blocked off the line on death, but Mourinho’s side was pulled into overtime.
After a dreary first 15 minutes of extra time, Orsic came to life early in the second minute and shot past goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to put pressure on the Premier League team.
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