Chapter Eighty-Four: Home Victory
Eriksen's free-kick goes straight to the goal!
Roma goalkeeper Skorupski flew to lift the ball off the line, corner kick!
Eriksen went to take another corner, and Kane shook off Roma centre-back Manolas in the box to head in the goal!
It's a pity that this header with the style of a "golden bomber" is slightly off the goal.
In the 45th minute, McConn's pass, Gervinho's high-speed volley into the right side of the penalty area from a small angle was blocked by Lloris.
At the end of the first half, although Tottenham had the upper hand overall, they were unable to score another goal to take the lead.
Both sides scored one goal each and were temporarily tied.
Back in the locker room, Benjamin didn't blame any players, just handed over to Floyd to explain the tactics of the second half, and he stared at everyone silently with a dark face.
Tottenham's starters avoided the manager's gaze.
Benjamin laughed when he saw this, and he said with a smile:
"Okay, I won't tease you, this situation was already expected by me, just play normally in the second half, don't have any psychological pressure."
In the second half, Benjamin's side took advantage of the home advantage and suppressed Roma through aggressive attacks.
Serie A teams were tired of defending at Wembley and were unable to counter-attack.
Dembele advanced with the ball in the middle after breaking the ball at the back, and still protected the ball in the face of the physical confrontation of Roma midfielder Keita.
Split the ball to the left, Mane broke through and knocked it cross, Eriksen kicked the ball into the box!
Kane kept the ball and bounced with his right foot, and Skorupski rushed to the ground to save the ball, but unfortunately it was still a moment too late.
The ball grazed the fingertips of the visiting Poland goalkeeper and into the net.
Two to one!
In the 55th minute, Tottenham took the lead again!
Harry Kane scored his first brace of the season!
However, the joy of scoring was not yet celebrated, and Dembele fell to the ground and could not get up, causing concern among the Tottenham players.
Benjamin urged the team doctor to get on the pitch and also let Lampard warm up.
The double-race was still too difficult for Dembele, who had a bit of a glass, as the Belgian sprained his right ankle in the breakaway and couldn't hold on.
In the 57th minute, Frank Lampard came off the bench.
He and today's Roma left-back Ashley Cole were team-mates at Chelsea for eight seasons and the two have a good relationship.
However, it was not yet time to catch up, as Frank Lampard created a good attacking opportunity shortly after coming on the pitch.
Frank Lampard played the ball and N'Golo Kante's effort from the touchline was blocked by Roma centre-back Mbiva Milbiwa.
N'Golo Kante's shooting footwork is still a little worse than that of a real attacking player, so why not let him practice more when he goes back?
Thinking about Benjamin himself laughed, they weren't down to the point where they had to score goals from the back to win the game.
Of course, the Red Wolves, who were behind the score, had not given up and were still trying to find an equaliser.
McConn, who knew that if his team lost, he would be a sinner, played more and more aggressively in the following games.
Many assists came forward, but it didn't work too well.
In the 60th minute, it was McConn's pass on the wing again, and Totti's long-range shot from outside the box went straight to the far corner of the goal.
Two minutes later, Pjanic's shot from the left side of the box was blocked by Lloris with a timely chest.
Immediately afterward, former Arsenal player Gervinho accelerated past the Tottenham defender and Pjanic's long-range shot was deflected wide again.
Roma couldn't get the ball into the box and had to shoot from the edge of the box.
It looks like there are a lot of shots on goal, but in reality it doesn't pose a high threat to the Tottenham goal.
In the 68th minute, Kyle Walker brought down Totti in a defensive and received a yellow card.
Totti's free-kick was blocked by Florenzi from the left side of the box and the unguarded Pjanic fired wide from the top of the box.
Then Totti was replaced by Iturbe, a veteran in his nearly 40s, still a front-court player, and it is not easy to play 70 minutes in such a high-intensity confrontation.
Danny Ross crosses from the left and Lampard's long-range shot from front of the box is blocked by Skrupski.
With Totti's departure, the situation on the pitch moved further in Tottenham's favour.
The new Paraguayan youngster is quick, but his lack of experience can't put Tottenham under the same pressure at the back.
With little time left in the game, the Roma players, who had fallen behind, began to get upset.
Alderweireld stole at the back and sent a long ball and Nainggolan was booked for a foul on Eriksen, who received the ball.
Rudy made another substitution, with Destro coming on in place of Florenzi.
It was certainly a signal to continue to strengthen the attack, with Keita's pass and Pjanic's turning shot in the box blocked by Lloris.
Benjamin looked at the situation on the field and thought that was almost it.
He then ran out of substitutions for the game, with Son Heung-min and Sandro coming off the bench.
In stoppage time, Son Heung-min broke through and passed, and Kane's long-range shot from outside the box was saved by the Roma goalkeeper.
The England striker looked sorry for his missed hat-trick.
At the end of the game, with Harry Kane's brace, Tottenham won 2-1 at home to the Red Wolves Roma.
Tottenham Hotspur, who won both games in the Champions League group stage, are temporarily at the top of the group of death, while Bayern Munich beat CSKA Moscow 1-0 away to level with Roma on three points.
Benjamin's side are in a good position to qualify from the group.
Roma manager Rudi said in an interview after the game:
'We didn't show our best form, we had chances to win the game but we didn't take the chances to score.
Tottenham have a strong team, they are well organised, we are not good enough. ”
Totti, who set the record, also praised the team:
"I played well with my team-mates when we were down 0-1 early.
We didn't win, but we played a good game and we played aggressively against strong opponents.
We know we're in a difficult group, so we have to do our best.
I'm sure if we play well in the next games we will still have a chance to get out of the group. ”
Totti also talked about the official Tottenham tweet before the game.
'I would like to thank Tottenham for the pre-match tweet that brought me the luck to score goals.
Totti, on the other hand, is modest about his record.
"Whenever I stepped on the pitch, I never thought about myself.
In my heart, Roma is the most important team and I am grateful to my teammates for their dedication and support, no matter what I have achieved. ”
Benjamin attended Wembley's press conference with Harry Kane, who was named Man of the Match.
'I'm very happy with the way the players played today, Roma are not only good but also united and it will not be easy to beat them.
That Weibo? I don't know whose idea it was, but the person who posted this tweet has already been suspended.
I don't think anything like this will happen again. ”