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Tottenham Hotspur lived up to their role as favorites. The traditional English football club, which had the luxury of putting millionaire stars on the bench or bringing them in late, won the opening match of the Europa League group stage against LASK 3-0 (2-0). The OÖN serve reactions after the final whistle.
The Welshman Gareth Bale, who was in the starting eleven after the transfer with Real Madrid and had his legs in the most important actions, was happy: “The most important thing was the three points. It was a difficult game because everyone expected us to win. We faced the pressure situation well, although it was not our best game. There will be more bets and probably a few weeks before I am back at my highest level, ”said the“ winger ”, who moved 91 million from Tottenham to Real Madrid in 2013. He is now back on the island. With good reason: “I know how good the squad and the coach are (José Mourinho, note). That was crucial to get back here. “
The start coach, José Mourinho, also seemed relaxed: “It was important to have won the first game at home. We take it professionally. You could see that the players were having fun. It wasn’t easy against LASK, but my guys made it look easy. That is not a pleasant opponent. LASK is strong, they showed it in qualifying and in the Bundesliga ”. The 57-year-old was also relieved that his team had played to zero. “The team has earned this clean slate.”
LASK coach Dominik Thalhammer was naturally not satisfied with the result and sometimes also with the performance: “We did not find our way into the game in terms of aggressiveness and courage as we had planned. The second half was much braver. “
Midfielder Lukas Grgic would have expected something else too: “In the first half we were a bit too passive with the ball, but in the second half we had it under control. The biggest difference is in individual quality. I think we were bravely opposed. “
