Tottenham made it two wins from two in the Europa League with a hard-fought victory at Ferencvaros.
Pape Sarr capitalised on confusion in the Hungarians’ defence to open the scoring mid-way through the first half, after Ferencvaros had a Barnabas Varga goal ruled out for a fractional offside.
Substitute Brennan Johnson scored for a fifth consecutive game with four minutes remaining, curling into the bottom corner. But Varga got his goal in the end, volleying home in the 90th minute to set up a nervy finale.
Here’s how Dan Kilpatrick rated the Spurs players…
Guglielmo Vicario 8
Saved outstandingly from Varga and Matheus Saldanha either side of half-time.
Pedro Porro 7
Struck the outside of the post with a curling shot after a lovely piece of skill in the first half. Got forward impressively but the late Ferencvaros goal came from a cross he failed to cut out.
Cristian Romero 7
Started erratically but grew into the game. Went close to a goal with a second-half header.
Archie Gray 7
Showed flashes of real class, including a lovely flick in the corner. Did not look entirely comfortable at centre-half and left-back but underlined his versatility by playing 45 minutes in each role.
Ben Davies 6
Fortunate that Varga’s first goal was ruled out after being caught out of position in the build-up. Varga got between him and Romero to score the late consolation goal.
Yves Bissouma 7
Produced some outstanding pieces of play with and without the ball. Broke up play and used the ball well, even if he was occasionally careless in possession.
Pape Sarr 8
Scored for the second game running in this competition with an opportunistic finish and went close with two other efforts. Put himself about in another strong showing.
Lucas Bergvall 5
Some nice touches but struggled to assert his influence on the game.
Mikey Moore 8
Involved in the build-up to both Spurs’ goals and laid on a golden chance for Werner in an excellent showing which will only increase the hype. Always looked to take on his man and pick a pass.
Timo Werner 4
Missed yet another big one-on-one in his last action of the game. Played on the fringes of the match, despite being one of Spurs’ most experienced players at this level.
Will Lankshear 6
Should have pulled the trigger earlier after being played in by Bissouma. Shanked a volley wide from a smart corner. All in, a lively debut but might feel he could have done more.
Subs
Dejan Kulusevski (Bergvall 65’) 8
A strong cameo from the in-form Swede, whose run created the space for Johnson’s goal.
Brennan Johnson (Werner 65’) 8
Scored again with an another unerring finish into the corner to continue his outstanding form. Earlier demonstrated his confidence with an outstanding first-time effort which clattered off the crossbar.
James Maddison (Lankshear 65’) 7
Lively in a late run out.
Dominic Solanke (Sarr 82’) 7
Celebrated his return to the England squad by setting up Johnson’s goal.
