Tottenham went down without a fight says Alli | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Epaper
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Banking
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Friday
May 30, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Epaper
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Banking
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025
Tottenham went down without a fight says Alli

Sports

Reuters
11 March, 2020, 05:20 am
Last modified: 11 March, 2020, 05:24 am

Related News

  • Europa League final offers financial lifeline to struggling Man Utd and Spurs
  • Fuming Spurs boss Postecoglou sees future with AI referees after VAR intervention
  • Fernandes hat-trick as United crush Sociedad, Spurs make Europa League quarters
  • Postecoglou says Spurs didn't have right mindset against AZ Alkmaar
  • Postecoglou refuses to let critics target his Spurs squad

Tottenham went down without a fight says Alli

Last year’s finalists conceded two goals in the first 21 minutes to exit 4-0 on aggregate, after losing their Round of 16 first leg 1-0 in London last month.

Reuters
11 March, 2020, 05:20 am
Last modified: 11 March, 2020, 05:24 am
Football - Champions League - Round of 16 Second Leg - RB Leipzig v Tottenham Hotspur - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - March 10, 2020 RB Leipzig's Peter Gulacsi reacts to Tottenham Hotspur's Erik Lamela and Dele Alli. Reuters
Football - Champions League - Round of 16 Second Leg - RB Leipzig v Tottenham Hotspur - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - March 10, 2020 RB Leipzig's Peter Gulacsi reacts to Tottenham Hotspur's Erik Lamela and Dele Alli. Reuters

Tottenham Hotspur failed to show maturity and never put up a fight as they lost 3-0 to RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday, midfielder Dele Alli said.

Last year's finalists conceded two goals in the first 21 minutes to exit 4-0 on aggregate, after losing their Round of 16 first leg 1-0 in London last month.

"After the first one (goal) went in it didn't change much but we conceded too many chances as a team," Ali told BT Sport. "It's hard to come back from those two goals. We had to show our maturity and fight and we didn't do that."

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

Marcel Sabitzer scored in the 10th and 21st minutes and Tottenham had only one shot on target in the first half.

They earned their first corner in the 43rd minute and Jose Mourinho's team, missing several key international players through injury, lacked any fighting spirit.

"We can't use excuses, we still have quality on the pitch. We are missing good players but that happens," Ali said. Spurs were without top strikers Harry Kane and Son Heung-min as well as fullback Ben Davies and midfielder Steven Bergwijn.

"The players coming in have to step up and we haven't done that today. We apologise to the fans. To go out and lose like that, they deserve better," Ali added.

Spurs have now gone six games without a win, the longest such run in coach Jose Mourinho's entire managerial career, while his Leipzig counterpart Julian Nagelsmann became the youngest at age 32 to reach the competition's last eight.

"We have to fight. We can't be in the position we are in in the league, we can't hide," Ali said. "This hasn't been a good season for us. The reality is we are in a bad situation, confidence has gone at the minute."

Tottenham are eighth in the Premier League, seven points behind Chelsea in the fourth Champions League qualifying spot.

Football

Dele Alli / Tottenham Hotspurs

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Representational image. Photo: Collected
    'Heavy to very heavy' rainfall expected across country as land depression weakens further
  • Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus speaks at a roundtable discussion organised by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) at its office in Tokyo on 30 May. Photo: UNB
    Prof Yunus seeks Japanese investment to boost Bangladesh’s recovery drive
  • News of The Day, 30 MAY 2025
    News of The Day, 30 MAY 2025

MOST VIEWED

  • Photo: Courtesy
    New notes featuring historic, archaeological structures of Bangladesh to be circulated from 1 June
  • Two Memoranda of Understanding were signed at the seminar titled “Bangladesh Seminar on Human Resources,” in Tokyo on 29 May 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing
    Japan to recruit 100,000 Bangladeshi workers over next 5 years
  • BAT Bangladesh has to vacate Mohakhali HQ as SC rejects lease appeal
    BAT Bangladesh has to vacate Mohakhali HQ as SC rejects lease appeal
  • Representational Photo: Collected
    Country's all jewellery shops to remain indefinitely closed in protest of VP Reponul's arrest: Bajus
  • Khondoker Rashed Maqsood. File Photo: Collected
    Investors urge removal of BSEC chairman in meeting with CA’s special assistant, submit list of demands
  • Illustration: TBS
    Bangladesh repays $3.5b foreign debt in 10 months of FY25

Related News

  • Europa League final offers financial lifeline to struggling Man Utd and Spurs
  • Fuming Spurs boss Postecoglou sees future with AI referees after VAR intervention
  • Fernandes hat-trick as United crush Sociedad, Spurs make Europa League quarters
  • Postecoglou says Spurs didn't have right mindset against AZ Alkmaar
  • Postecoglou refuses to let critics target his Spurs squad

Features

Babar Ali, Ikramul Hasan Shakil, and Wasfia Nazreen are leading a bold resurgence in Bangladeshi mountaineering, scaling eight-thousanders like Everest, Annapurna I, and K2. Photos: Collected

Back to 8000 metres: How Bangladesh’s mountaineers emerged from a decade-long pause

3h | Panorama
Photos: Courtesy

Behind the looks: Bangladeshi designers shaping celebrity fashion

5h | Mode
Photo collage of the sailors and their catch. Photos: Shahid Sarkar

Between sky and sea: The thrilling life afloat on a fishing ship

9h | Features
For hundreds of small fishermen living near this delicate area, sustainable fishing is a necessity for their survival. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

World Ocean Day: Bangladesh’s ‘Silent Island’ provides a fisheries model for the future

1d | The Big Picture

More Videos from TBS

Six Lakh Sacrificial Animals Ready in Sirajganj for Eid-ul-Adha

Six Lakh Sacrificial Animals Ready in Sirajganj for Eid-ul-Adha

25m | TBS Stories
Six MoUs signed during Chief Advisor's visit to Japan

Six MoUs signed during Chief Advisor's visit to Japan

4h | TBS Today
Record migrant deaths in 2024

Record migrant deaths in 2024

23h | Podcast
Govt likely to trim subsidies in new budget

Govt likely to trim subsidies in new budget

7h | TBS Insight
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net