Soccer-Ten-man Spurs outclass Qarabag, Roma held by Bilbao (updated)

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26/09/2024 22:49

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      Tottenham overwhelm Qarabag despite early red card
    

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      Roma held to 1-1 draw by Athletic Bilbao after late
equaliser
    

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      Ajax thrash Besiktas 4-0, Lyon beat Olympiacos 2-0
    

  
 (Adds Spurs result)
       LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - 
    Ten-man Tottenham Hotspur secured a convincing 3-0 victory
over Azerbaijani side Qarabag on Thursday after the match was
delayed by over half an hour due to travel disruptions.
  
        Spurs were reduced to 10 men after eight minutes when
Radu Dragusin was shown a red card, but four minutes later
Brennan Johnson put the English side ahead with a side-footed
finish and Pape Matar Sarr doubled the lead seven minutes after
the break.
  
        Dominic Solanke effectively sealed the win in the 68th
minute when he tapped home the third after an error by Qarabag
keeper Mateusz Kochalski. 
  
        Qarabag had chances, Tural Baymarov missing from the
penalty spot just before the hour mark and Junior hitting the
woodwork, but Spurs stayed in control of the match.
  
    AS Roma had to settle for a 1-1 home draw with Athletic
Bilbao after Aitor Paredes's late equaliser for the Spanish
side.
    Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk scored with a powerful header
in the 32nd minute of the teams' first European meeting, but
Paredes levelled with a header five minutes from time.
    Rangers took an early lead against Swedish side Malmo
through Nedim Bajrami in an early kickoff before Ross McCausland
sealed a 2-0 win for the Scottish side.
    Ajax Amsterdam overwhelmed Turkey's Besiktas 4-0 at home
thanks to goals by Kian Fitz-Jim, Kenneth Taylor and a brace
from Mika Godts.
    Olympique Lyonnais clinched a 2-0 home victory over
Conference League champions Olympiacos through quick-fire
second-half goals by Rayan Cherki and Said Benrahma.
    Eintracht Frankfurt were held to a 3-3 home draw by Viktoria
Plzen after the Czech side fought back with two late goals. 

 (Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Ed Osmond)
 ((TommyAlexander.Lund@thomsonreuters.com;))