“Brentford Defeats Tottenham, Endangers Europa League Options”

Two goals from Bryan Mbeumo and another from Yoane Wissa allowed Brentford to come back from Harry Kane’s great goal and endanger Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League options, that in the absence of a day can leave European positions for the first time in the entire season.

A win or tie for Aston Villa against Liverpool will drop the ‘Spurs’ from seventh place, which gives access to the Conference League, while a win for Brighton & Hove Albion against Southampton will end the Londoners’ chances of being in the Europa League.

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The disaster of Tottenham, who has won one game in the last seven, was confirmed by a Brentford that will be played in the last day to reach that seventh position, since they remain one point behind the ‘Spurs’.

Not even in their own stadium could Ryan Mason’s team avoid disaster, who had a decent first half in which, with a little more accuracy, they could have opened a good gap on the scoreboard.

Because Harry Kane’s great goal after eight minutes, with an indirect free kick that he put in the squad, was followed by a couple of good chances. The first from Emerson Royal, who Rico Henry scored a header on the goal line, and the second from Arnaut Danjuma, who was close to catching the Spaniard David Raya after a cross from Son.

The 1-0 lead was insufficient for a Tottenham team that came out with a patchwork defence, with Davinson Sánchez and Clement Lenglet in the center and with Ben Davies on the left flank, and ended up paying for it.

Mbeumo, who had to take over the offensive phase of the team due to the loss of Ivan Toney, suspended for eight months for betting, tore through the ‘Spurs’ defense with ease, in two plays that were practically identical. In both he penetrated the band and faced the goal, to define the long stick. Fraser Forster, Tottenham goalkeeper due to the loss of Hugo Lloris, was not even close to stopping either of the two shots.

As he was not close Tottenham to start at least a tie, and in the last half hour, already behind on the scoreboard, the most brilliant thing he got was a penalty claim against Richarlison.

In the closing minutes, a childish loss by Oliver Skipp up front allowed Mbeumo rounded off his performance with an assist for Wissa, that sentenced the London team.

For more irony, the one who could be Tottenham’s goalkeeper next season, David Raya, saved two headers from richarlison that would have meant an inert 2-3.

Another very poor performance for Ryan Mason’s team that could cost them any kind of European qualification for next season. With 57 points, one less than Brighton, who has two fewer games, and the same as Aston Villa, who still has to play this round, Tottenham will play a final next weekend when they visit Leeds Unitedwho may still have salvation at stake.