Hoffenheim 2-3 Tottenham: Player ratings as Son double puts Spurs on brink of Europa League last 16 | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur have one foot in the automatic last 16 of the Europa League following Thursday night’s matchday seven victory over Hoffenheim in Germany.

Spurs went ahead within the first few minutes, Pedro Porro sending a long pass over the top into the path of James Maddison to control and finish for a dream start.

There was an element of fortune about the second of the night, scored by Son Heung-min. Maddison’s deflected pass put the Spurs captain in on goal and hos deflected shot looped over Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.

Brandon Austin made an excellent save to keep the score-line at 2-0 in the first half, before a Hoffenheim onslaught ensued after the break. The hosts hit the bar through ex-Leicester City striker Andrej Kramaric, before VAR intervened to overturn a penalty awarded against Austin.

Hoffenheim then did pull one back through Anton Stach, but Son restored breathing room for Spurs with just over ten minutes to play with a stepover and low shot across goal from the left. And that proved crucial when substitute David Mokwa reduced the deficit again in the closing stages.

Hoffenheim player ratings vs Tottenham (4-4-2)

*Ratings provided by Fotmob*

Anton Stach pulled one back for Hoffenheim / Alex Grimm/GettyImages

Subs not used: Luca Philipp (GK), Tim Philipp (GK), Luca Erlein, Robin Hranac, Valentin Gendrey, Hennes Behrens, Luka Djuric, Simon Kalambayi.

Tottenham player ratings vs Hoffenheim (4-3-3)

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James Maddison put Spurs ahead early on / DANIEL ROLAND/GettyImages

Subs not used: Fraser Forster (GK), Alfie Whiteman (GK), Dante Cassanova, Malachi Hardy, Damola Ajayi.