Tottenham dealt fresh Bergwijn injury blow vs Rennes
Tottenham dealt fresh Bergwijn injury blow vs Rennes
The first-half of Tottenham Hotspur’s meeting with Stade Rennais this evening has seen the Lilywhites dealt their latest blow on the personnel front.
All square
Nuno Espirito Santo’s men are of course currently locked in action in France.
In the club’s maiden Europa Conference League outing, Spurs made the trip to Roazhon Park, for a group stage meeting with Rennes.
And the opening 45 minutes have since proven of a hugely entertaining nature.
The game’s scoring was opened with just ten minutes on the clock, when a fine breakaway on the part of the visitors ultimately culminated in Lucas Moura’s delivery across the face of goal being diverted home by the unfortunate Loic Bade.
GOOOOAAAAALLLLL pic.twitter.com/7ls5jOqf6G
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 16, 2021
It didn’t take long, though, for Rennes to bag a deserved equaliser.
On the back of a sustained spell of pressure midway through the half, Flavien Tait directed a superb right-footed finish into the far bottom corner of Pierluigi Gollini’s net:
Rennes get back on level terms through Flavien Tait! 🎯
A lovely one-two and finish for the home side as Spurs are pegged back in France! 💥#UECL pic.twitter.com/Q9bfldrtvO
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 16, 2021
Bergwijn hobbled
As outlined above, though, an otherwise thoroughly enjoyable evening of football in the northwest of France thus far was soured by an injury blow on the half-hour mark.
Tottenham proved the side left concerned, after a heavy challenge on Steven Bergwijn left the Dutchman grounded, and requiring treatment.
In turn, after being seen to by the visitors’ medical team, it was ultimately decided that Bergwijn was in no condition to continue, with Pierre-Emile Højbjerg having been introduced in his place.
Our first substitute.
➡️ Hojbjerg
⬅️ Bergwijn🔴 1-1 ⚪️ (29’) pic.twitter.com/6nZjhogAtS
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 16, 2021
The 23-year-old, for obvious reasons, now looks a doubt to feature in Tottenham’s next outing, a Premier League showdown with capital rivals Chelsea on Sunday evening.
Bergwijn, just back from a spell on the sidelines, joins the likes of Heung-min Son and Ryan Sessegnon on the treatment table in North London.
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