Ten-man Tottenham Hotspur crashed out of the Europa League in the round of 32 after losing 3-2 on aggregate following Thursday's 2-2 second-leg draw against Belgian club Gent at Wembley.
Harry Kane's own goal and Dele Alli's first-half red card were too much to overcome as Mauricio Pochettino's men failed to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for a fourth consecutive campaign.
However Christian Eriksen gave Tottenham early hope in the 10th minute, levelling the tie with a calm finish past goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic after collecting a speculative long ball behind the Gent defence.
Gent complicated things 10 minutes later, securing a crucial away goal with the help of Kane, who from a corner kick mistakenly headed past his own goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
And Alli added to Spurs' misery in the 39th minute when he was given a red card for a studs-up kick on Brecht Dejaegere while battling for the ball near the sideline.
Victor Wanyama struck a sweet shot from just inside the box on the hour mark as Tottenham piled on the pressure -- his lifted shot beating a diving Kalinic to the far corner.
But Gent finished off the tie in the 82nd minute through second-half substitute Jeremy Perbet, whose deflected shot trickled past Lloris to hand the eighth-placed Belgian side a memorable night at the historic stadium.Labels: latest, sport
