[인터풋볼] Reporter Oh Jong-heon = Yves Bisuma expressed his feelings regarding ‘the stage of dreams’.
Tottenham Hotspur played 2-0 once morest Marseille in the first leg of Group D of the UEFA Champions League Group D for the 2022-23 season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at 4 am (Korean time) on the 8th (Korea time) won the victory
This match was Tottenham’s first UCL return in two years. Tottenham did not participate in the tournament at the end of the 2019-20 season. At that time, Tottenham belonged to Group B along with Bayern Munich, Olympiacos and Crvena Zvezda and finished second in Group B with 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and advanced to the round of 16. However, they were eliminated by RB Leipzig on an aggregate score of 0-4.
After that, they failed to qualify for the tournament due to disappointing results in the league. After returning to UCL following a long time, Tottenham used a 3-4-2-1 formation. Kane was at the forefront, followed by Heung-Min Son and Richalisong. Perisic, Bentancourt, Hoyvier and Emerson made up the midfield, and Langley, Dyer and Romero were responsible for the three backs. Lloris defended the goal.
In the first half, Tottenham struggled a bit. It was difficult to get a proper attacking opportunity under the strong pressure of Marseille. However, the balance started to break in the second half. In the process of receiving Heung-Min Son’s penetration pass from Kane, Mbemba was given a red card for trying to stop it. Tottenham, who had a numerical advantage, began to spread their shoulders.
In the end, the first goal was scored. In the 31st minute of the second half, Richalisson finished the cross from Perisic with a header. Another goal came following 5 minutes. This time Hoybjerg crossed, and once once more Rischalisson finished with a head. In the end, Tottenham beat Marseille 2-0 to mark their first match as a victory.
Richalisson, who scored multiple goals in this match, shed tears. He desperately wanted the UCL stage. In particular, immediately following leaving Everton and moving to Tottenham, he expressed his anticipation, saying, “I have always told my friends that just hearing the UCL theme song gives me goosebumps.
Along with Richalisong, Bisuma’s feelings also drew attention. Visuma failed to start in the match once morest Marseille and only briefly stepped on the ground in the 40th minute of the second half. Nevertheless, his UCL debut was a meaningful time for him. According to British ‘Football London’, Bisuma posted a uniform with the UCL logo on his social media account, saying, “I slept in this uniform yesterday.”
Photo = Bisuma, Richalisong SNS
