They might suffer in the Premier League, but Tottenham are pretty good in Europe. The Spurs have slumped to 15th in the Premier League after their horror run of form continued with a 3-2 loss at Everton, but manager Ange Postecoglou is still supported by the club’s board. Tottenham‘s style of play and a huge number of injured players are two main reasons for such displays in recent times, but in Europe, they have managed three wins and only one loss and they just added their fourth triumph tonight in Germany. With a 3-2 win over Hoffenheim, in which Son‘s brace had a crucial role, the Spurs all but secured their top 8 finish, but to be sure, they will need to wait for other games, which will be played later this evening.JAMES MADDISON GOAL !!!!! HOFFENHEIM 0-1 TOTTENHAM pic.twitter.com/8WNBVrqna0— FootballGoals77 (@AouadiRyan13563) January 23, 2025 On a negative note, coach Ange Postecoglou had 14 missing players for tonight‘s game! Injured are Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, Timo Werner, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Wilson Odobert, Brennan Johnson, Yves Bissouma, Dominic Solanke and Pape Sarr while ineligible to play in Europa League were Djed Spence, Sergio Reguilon Antonin Kinsky and Min-Hyeok Yang. But on a positive note, Spurs faced an owful Hoffeheim team which is totally out of form. They’re 15th in the Bundesliga with just 17 points from their first 18 games and are equally bad in the Europa League, with just six points from their campaign so far. Maybe today‘s loss will do them good, since they are clearly not competitive in the Bundesliga alone, yet on another front. With a 3-2 defeat, they are amost eliminated from Europa League, and maybe for the better.Tottenham hit back with Son’s second goal pic.twitter.com/tnCMB9j2Mu— أخــر الأخـبــار (@latestnews2026) January 23, 2025 🚨🇪🇺 GOAL | Hoffenheim 1-2 Tottenham | Anton StachITS ALL OPEN NOW!! #TSGTOT #EL #UEL pic.twitter.com/58OW1O9mA3— Sani Zen (@ClarityCompass_) January 23, 2025 After 20 minutes it looked like the game was over, even thou both teams played for another 70 minutes. Just as the match started, the guests were in the lead. Maddison ran into the penalty area, took a sharp touch to burst inside the area and latched on to Davies’ long ball before firing home past Baumann for an early lead. Spurs were in control after the goal and the second one came 20 minutes later. It was a goal with a bit of luck, but everything counts. Maddison took advantage of indecision between two defenders on the halfway line and passed the ball to Son, whose left-footed shot from inside the area took a big deflection off the diving defender and looped over Baumann.🚨🇪🇺 GOAL | Hoffenheim 1-3 Tottenham | Son Heung-minSON MAKES IT THREE!pic.twitter.com/SgivZWV4Ts— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 23, 2025 GOAL | Hoffenheim 2-3 Tottenham | Mokwa NtusuMOKWA NTUSU GETS ONE BACK FOR HOFFENHEIM! pic.twitter.com/Oov0ttjogQ— frhn_awsm (@awsmCITY) January 23, 2025 But Tottenham didn‘t manage to ‘close down‘ the game in the second period. In fact, they allowed a preatty cheap goal in the 68th minute. Hoffenheim had a chance minutes before that, but their penalty was overruled by VAR. But this time, Son lost the ball in Hoffenheim‘s penalty area, and with just five touches on the ball, the hosts managed to score a goal of hope. That‘s when the game looked livelier a bit, but the South Korean attacker scored a brace in the 77th minute and ended all hopes for Hoffenheim in this game. The hosts managed a late time goals, but couldn‘t get the equalizer in the additional five minutes. Depending on the other game will will be played later tonight, they will finished their European journey maybe even today.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE – ROUND 7ThursdayAZ Alkmaar – Roma 1-0 (0-0)/Parrot 80/Bodo – Maccabi T.A. 3-1 (1-1)/Hogh 39, 65, Evjen 62 – Peretz 12/Fenerbahce – Olympique Lyon 0-0Hoffenheim – Tottenham 2-3 (0-2)/Maddison 3, Son 22, 77 – Stach 68, Mokwa 88/Malmo – Twente 2-3 (1-1)/Johnson 32,, Christiansen 79 – Stejin (p) 26, van Wolfswinkel 61, Lagerbielke 64/Plzen – Anderlecht 2-0 (2-0)/Červ 3, Adu 45/Porto – Olympiakos 0-1 (0-0)/Kaabi 79/Qarabag – FCSB 2-3 (2-2)/Andrade 1, Dawa 41(og) – Sut 7, 73, Miculescu 45+4/23.00: (1.52) Eintr.Frankfurt (4.30) Ferencvaros (6.25)23.00: (2.95) Elfsborg (3.45) Nice (2.35)23.00: (2.50) Lazio (3.25) Sociedad (3.15)23.00: (2.60) Ludogorets (3.25) Midtjylland (2.80)23.00: (1.48) Man.Utd. (5.00) Rangers (6.70)23.00: (2.75) PAOK (3.20) Slavia Praha (2.65)23.00: (9.00) Rigas (5.00) Ajax (1.35)23.00: (2.20) St.Gilloise (3.50) Braga (3.45)**odds are subject to change**
