Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 9:24 PM• Last update: 21:30

Tottenham Hotspur was surprisingly eliminated from the Europa League on Thursday-evening. José Mourinho’s team failed to continue the 0-2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb from the first leg: in the return the Spurs after extra time with 3-0 down. Harry Kane came close to 3-1 in the final minutes of extra time, but goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic had a sublime save in the house.

Just like in the first leg, Gareth Bale also had to settle for a place on the reserve bench this time, although the Welshman came in for Erik Lamela after an hour of play. After an unsightly first half, there was more spectacle after the break, as Mislav Orsic opened the score after more than an hour of play. Lovro Majer reached Orsic on the corner of the sixteen-meter area, after which the man with number 99 cut in and found the right square with a placed shot: 1-0.

Fifteen minutes before the end, Lucas Moura had an excellent opportunity to practically shoot Tottenham to the quarterfinals, but the Brazilian did not have his sights on and shot wide from a promising position. Seven minutes before the end of regular time, the 0-2 loss in the first game was canceled, when Orsic scored his second goal of the evening. Iyayi Atiemwen delivered the leather to the attacker, who found the top right corner: 2-0.

Although Tottenham still had the opportunity to score the crucial away goal in extra time, Dinamo Zagreb took the ticket for the quarterfinals. Orsic got the ball to the center line, and then made a nice solo to the edge of the box. The striker lashed out devastatingly and surprised goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the short corner: 3-0. Tottenham turned on, but came short despite a huge opportunity for Kane.