Rennes 2 Tottenham 2 LIVE REACTION: Hojbjerg nets late leveller to salvage point for Spurs in Conference League opener

TOTTENHAM had to come from behind to salvage a draw against Rennes in their Europa Conference League opener.

An own goal from Loic Bade had put Spurs infront early, before the French side stormed back through Fabien Tait and Gaetan Laborde.

But Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was on hand to equalise late on and give Nuno Santo's side a deserved point.

• Final score: Rennes 2-2 Tottenham

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• Kostas Lianosa minute ago

  THAT'S ALL FROM RENNES

  Rennes and Tottenham drew 2-2 in their first match in the Europa Conference League’s group stage at the Roazhon Park.

  Spurs opened the scoring with a dose of good fortune on 11 minutes when Tanguy Ndombele found Harry Kane with an impressive back-heel before the north Londoners’ captain played Lucas Moura down the right flank.

  Moura attempted a low cross to the box and the ball deflected on Loic Bade, who registered an own goal as Romain Salin was caught by surprise.

  The Rennais dominated the game’s rhythm after that and got an equaliser in the 23rd minute thanks to Flavien Tait’s stunninglong-range effort.

  Injury problems mounted up for Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo as Steven Bergwijn and Lucas Moura hobbled off with a knock.

  Rennes turned the game around on 72 minutes when Kamaldeen Sulemana delivered a shot from the edge of the area that was saved by Pierluigi Gollini but Gaetan Laborde got the rebound and netted his first ever goals for the Rennais.

  But the Premier League giants fought back and equalised four minutes later when Matt Doherty’s low cross from the right deflected into the air and landed on Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who beat Salin with a fine finish and another dose of luck.

  That's all from us here at SunSport, have a lovely night!

  

• Kostas Lianos9 minutes ago

  MORE FROM NUNO

  Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo opened up on all the recent obstacles thrown against the team, such as injuries and the international break's debacle.

  Nuno said: “It’s been terrible. I must be honest. Let’s not hide behind nothing.

  "After the Watford game, everything that has happened has not been very good for us. But this is football. And we know it’s a moment we have to overcome.

  "Today, we tried to show the players solutions, thinking about the game on Sunday. But it’s about overcoming obstacles. That will make us stronger for the future, for sure"

  

• Kostas Lianos15 minutes ago

  NUNO REACTS

  Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo appears to be relatively satisfied with his players' performance considering all the injuries and so many of them playing out of position.

  Nuno said: "We scored then we lost control, we played a good team who caused some problems.

  "It is hard to judge the game. I think we finished well.

  "Hard team to play, but the attitude was good with a lot of players playing out of position it is hard to properly judge.

  

• Kostas Lianos29 minutes ago

  HOJBJERG REACTS

  Tottenham star Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg isn't pleased with the result as Spurs were looking to beat Rennes.

  Hojbjerg told BT Sport: "We'll build on that.

  "It's not what we came for, we came for three points but respect to Rennes and the stage they put here tonight.

  "And the performance, I think they fought well"

• Kostas Lianos35 minutes ago

  GAET IN

  Rennes star Gaetan Laborde scored his first ever goal for his new team against Tottenham.

  Laborde hit the back of the net on 72 minutes when Pierluigi Gollini saved a long-range effort by Kamaldeen Sulemana and the striker got the rebound from close range.

  The 27-year-old joined the Rennais from Montpellier in the late stages of the summer transfer window.

  Before his move, the Frenchman already notched three goals in Ligue 1, which is one less than Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe who leads the goalscoring charts

  

• Kostas Lianos41 minutes ago

  UPDATED TABLE

  Tottenham and Rennes are second and third respectively in Group G after their first round of Europa Conference League fixtures.

  Vitesse beat Mura 2-0 thanks to goals by Sondre Tronstad and Danilho Doekhi.

  Thus, the Eredivisie side are top of the table whereas the Slovenian team has dropped to the bottom.

  More below:

  

• Kostas Lianos48 minutes ago

  STATS

  Tottenham dominated 58.2 per cent of possession against Rennes at the Roazhon Park.

  Spurs produced a total of 10 shots, four of which were on target following a dynamic second half.

  The Rennais, on the other hand, registered 18 shots, four of which were on target.

  The hosts proved to have a rock-solid defence as they won 73.7 per cent of their tackles.

  However, the north Londoners dominated in the air as they won 66.7 per cent of aerial duels

• Kostas Lianos51 minutes ago

  FT: RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  Rennes and Tottenham's first match in the Europa Conference League's group stage ended in a draw.

  Spurs opened the scoring with quite a dose of good fortune on 11 minutes when Tanguy Ndombele found Harry Kane with a brilliant back-heel before the north Londoners' captain played Lucas Moura down the right flank.

  Moura tried a low cross to the box and the ball deflected on Loic Bade, who scored an own goal as Romain Salin was caught by surprise.

  The Rennais dominated the game's tempo after that and got an equaliser after 23 minutes thanks to Flavien Tait's incredible long-range effort.

  Injury problems mounted up for Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo as Steven Bergwijn and Lucas Moura hobbled off with a knock.

  Rennes turned the game around on 72 minutes when Kamaldeen Sulemana delivered a shot from the edge of the box that was saved by Pierluigi Gollini but Gaetan Laborde got the rebound and scored his first ever goals for the Rennais.

  But the north Londoners fought back and equalised four minutes later when Matt Doherty's low cross from the right deflected into the air and landed on Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who beat Salin with a fine finish and another dose of luck

  

  

• Kostas Lianos59 minutes ago

  PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

  THAT'S FULL-TIME IN RENNES!!!!!!

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:38

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  90+4 YELLOW CARD

  Rennes get their first yellow card as Martin is penalised for a hand-ball in midfield

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:36

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  90+2 SUBSTITUTION

  Rennes manager Genesio replaces Guirassy with Tel as we approach full-time

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:35

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  90+1 CHANCE!

  Tottenham create a bit of danger there as Davies' cross from the right is met by Rodon, whose header goes wide

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:34

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  90 Five more minutes of added time to go.

  Plenty of time for both teams to win this!

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:31

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  87 CHANCE

  Rennes star Guirassy tries a shot from the edge of the box after turning around Doherty.

  However, the striker just misses Gollini's left-hand post

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:30

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  86 SUBSTITUTION

  Rennes manager Genesio introduces Martin, who replaces Santamaria

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:29

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  85 Rennes are pushing hard for a third goal while Tottenham are on the defensive.

  Spurs need to be very careful as the hosts have injected a lot of pace with Meling's runs at left-back

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:27

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  84 CHANCE

  Rennes star Santamaria tries a long-range effort but the ball goes way over the crossbar

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:26

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  82 YELLOW CARD

  We got the first booking of the night as the referee penalised Gil for a foul on Traore

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:25

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  82 Here's how Tottenham equalised with Hojbjerg.

  Another small dose of luck, but Spurs will certainly take that!

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:24

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  80 CHANCE!

  Laborde is unmarked on the edge of the box where he meets Guirassy's knock-down but he fires the ball wide

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:23

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  79 SUBSTITION

  Rennes boss Genesio makes his first changes of the match as Ugochukwu and Meling takes Sulemana and Truffert's place respectively

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:21

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  78 SUBSTITUTION

  Tottenham boss Nuno shakes things up again as Alli replaces Ndombele

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:20

  RENNES 2-2 TOTTENHAM

  76 And just like that, Tottenham are back in this!

  Doherty delivers a low cross from the right that deflects into the air and lands on Hojbjerg, who beats Salin with a fine finish.

  Spurs get another small dose of luck

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:19

  GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!

  TOTTENHAM EQUALISE WITH HOJBJERG!!!!!!

• Kostas LianosToday, 19:19

  RENNES 2-1 TOTTENHAM

  75 CHANCE

  Rennes are pushing for a third with Guirassy but his shot from a tight angle goes wide

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