Tottenham was judged to have lost and bid farewell to the Europa Conference Cup

European Football Federation (UEFA) has decided to lose Tottenham Hotspur in the match against Rennes. With this result, the London team was eliminated from the Europa Conference Cup.

Tottenham was judged to have lost and bid farewell to the Europa Conference Cup

Tottenham’s match against Rennes at home was scheduled to take place at dawn on December 10 (Vietnam time).

However, the match was later suddenly postponed because the COVID-19 epidemic broke out in London, causing Tottenham to have up to 8 players and 5 members of the coaching staff tested positive for COVID-19.

Before the above development, UEFA could not find a better solution to arrange the replay match and decided to judge Tottenham to lose to Rennes 0-3.

“The President of the Uefa Appeals Body announced that the 2021/22 Conference League group stage match between Tottenham and Rennes, originally scheduled to take place on December 9, 2021 has been canceled and Tottenham lost 0 – 3. in accordance with Appendix J.3.1 of the Tournament Rules.” – UEFA homepage announced.

With the above result, the London team fell to third place in Group G Europa Conference Cup with 7 points and was eliminated from the group stage.

A statement from Tottenham came after the UEFA ruling: “We are disappointed by the decision of the UEFA Appeals Body and its refusal to allow us more time to be able to proceed with the match.

However, we must accept this ruling and focus on the competitions that Tottenham are participating in, “said Tottenham.

In the Premier League arena, Tottenham is still having a headache to find a way to negotiate a schedule after postponing two matches against Brighton and Leicester City also because of COVID-19 infections.

Sharing points with Wolves, Chelsea lost their breath in the race to win the Premier League

Entering the visit to Wolves on the field with the absence of 7 players due to Covid-19 infection, Chelsea played extremely hard.

In the 15th minute, goalkeeper Mendy’s net was shaken after Podence’s finish. Fortunately for Chelsea, the line umpire flagged for offside and the goal was disallowed.

Quickly stabilizing the squad, Chelsea’s attack was better at the end of the half.

However, stars like Pulisic, Mount, Ziyech … were tightly blocked and could not create many dangerous balls on Wolves’ goal. The first half of the match ended with a 0-0 draw.

Entering the second half, Chelsea showed their determination to win with superior ball control (Chelsea held the ball 72% in the second half).

However, the final finish of the London team proved ineffective when on the field without two main strikers, Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku (infected with Covid-19).

Home team Wolves play solid defense and rarely go up to attack. Therefore, their finishing opportunities in this match are not many.

The stalemate was maintained until the referee blew the whistle to end the game. The score 0 – 0 may satisfy the home team Wolves, but it is a big disappointment for Chelsea.

Winning only 1 point in this match made coach Thomas Tuchel and his team widen the gap to 6 points by the top team Manchester City.