Substitute Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s equaliser allowed Tottenham Hotspur to come away with a 2-2 draw from their trip to France to play Rennes in the new Europa Conference League on Thursday. The Conference League is the new third-tier of European club competition and features just one team from each of the continent’s biggest leagues. Roma are Italy’s representatives and Jose Mourinho’s side came from behind to thump CSKA Sofia 5-1. Captain Lorenzo Pellegrini netted twice for Roma with Stephan El Shaarawy, Gianluca Mancini and Tammy Abraham also scoring. Union Berlin, the only German team, lost 3-1 at Slavia Prague, while there is no Spanish team at all because would-be representative Villarreal won the Europa League to qualify for the Champions League.

Source: Punch September 16, 2021 22:01 UTC