Europa League results: Jermaine Defoe makes history
With the goal that sealed a 2-0 win over Sheriff, Jermaine Defoe made Tottenham history - equalling Martin Chivers' record of 22 goals in European Cup.
Traveling to Moldova, despite having 7 changes compared to the victory over Aston Villa last weekend, coach Andre Villas-Boas' team still got 2 goals thanks to Vertonghen and Jermain Defoe.
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| Defoe makes Tottenham history. (Source: PA) |
With this victory, Tottenham has set foot in the next round with 9 absolute points after three rounds in Group K, 5 points ahead of the team right behind, Anzhi.
Apart from Tottenham, his other two representatives, Swansea and Wigan, have disappointed with only draws against Russian representatives. Swansea were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Kuban Krasnodar, while Wigan had the same result against Rubin Kazan.
In the series of matches that took place last night and early this morning, Valencia impressed with a 5-1 victory over St Gallen of Switzerland.
Table A
Swansea City - Kuban Krasnodar 1-1
Valencia - St.Gallen 5-1
Table B
Chornomorets - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 0-1
Dinamo Zagreb - PSV Eindhoven 0-0
Table C
Elfsborg - Esbjerg fB 1-2
Salzburg - Standard Liege 2-1
Table D
Wigan Athletic - Rubin Kazan 1-1
Zulte-Waregem - Maribor 1-3
Table E
Fiorentina - Pandurii 3-0
P.Ferreira - Dnipro 0-2
Group F
Bordeaux - APOEL Nicosia 2-1
Eintracht Frankfurt - Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0
Group G
Dynamo Kiev - Thun 3-0
Genk - Rapid Wien 1-1
Group H
Freiburg - Estoril 1-1
Liberec - Sevilla 1-1
Table I
Lyon - Rijeka 1-0
Real Betis - Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-0
Table J
Apollon Limassol - Lazio 0-0
Trabzonspor - Legia Warszawa 2-0
Table K
Anzhi Makhachkala - Tromso 1-0
FC Sheriff - Tottenham Hotspur 0-2
Table L
Shakhter Karagandy - AZ Alkmaar 1-1
PAOK Thessaloniki FC - Maccabi Haifa 3-2./.
According to (Vietnam+) - DT
