Pacos de Ferreira 1-0 Tottenham: Spurs slump to a shock defeat in Portugal as Lucas Silva strikes just before half-time to hand Nuno Espirito Santo’s men a Europa Conference League play-off loss
- Lucas Silva took advantage of sloppy Spurs defending to give Pacos shock lead
- Tottenham Hotspur starting XI: Gollini, Doherty, Romero, Carter-Vickers, Davies, Sessegnon, Winks, Lo Celso, John (Clarke), Bryan, Scarlett
- Harry Kane though will once again be unavailable after being left in England
- Pacos vs Tottenham preview: Team news, how to watch and odds
- Latest Europa Conference League news, including fixtures and results
Tottenham Hotspur get their European campaign underway when they travel to Pacos de Ferreira in the first leg of their Europa Conference League play-off.
UEFA’s brand new tertiary competition will see the north London side visit Portugal as heavy favourites to gain a first leg lead as they look to win the overall tie and progress to the group stage.
Nuno Espirito Santo though has elected to leave star striker Harry Kane back in England though to help build up his fitness amid speculation over his future and his wishes to leave the club.
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