Harry Kane scored a hat-trick after coming off the bench to register Tottenham Hotspur’s 5-1 win over Slovenian champions Mura in the Europa Conference League group stage on Thursday. Dele Alli’s penalty and a goal from Giovanni Lo Celso put Spurs in control after just eight minutes in north London, but a brilliant volley from Ziga Cus cut the deficit shortly after half-time. Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo introduced Kane, Son Heung-min and Lucas Moura for the final 30 minutes, a triple change that helped the struggling Premier League club secure a much-needed victory. Lucas played for a stab at Kane’s home on 68 minutes, and England struck again after sweeping Son’s cross.
Kane, yet to score in the league this season, completed his treble in the closing minutes after a sleek pass from Lou Celso.
“We made it harder than we needed to. It was nice to come off the bench and score some goals,” Kane told BT Sport.
Three straight league losses have put pressure on Nuno, who was named Premier League Manager of the Month for August after leading Spurs to victories in their first three games.
Another difficult test awaits at Aston Villa’s shape at home this weekend, but it was a morale-boosting result and sent Tottenham to the top of Group G with four points.
“We need to stick together and work hard as players and employees. Our recent form has not been good but we need to try to convert it in the next game.”
“Every striker wants to score. I probably wasn’t expecting to come today, but it was nice to have the minute. It’s a good feeling whenever you see the ball hitting the back of the net.”
Spurs advanced Rennes by goal difference after the French side came from behind to beat Vitesse Arnhem 2-1 in the Netherlands.
Goals from Chris Smalling and Tammy Abraham helped Jose Mourinho’s Roma to a 3-0 win over Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk in Group C.
Stephan El Shaarawi gave Roma an early forward in Zaporizhia and Smalling hit one second on 66 minutes to hit Abraham shortly after coming on as a substitute.
Roma topped their class with a maximum of six points as they bounced back from a weekend derby defeat by Lazio in Serie A.
Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt are second on four points after a 0-0 draw against CSKA Sofia in Bulgaria.
Union Berlin recorded their first point with a 3–0 win over Maccabi Haifa, while former European Cup winners Feyenoord beat Slavia Prague 2–1 to top Group E.
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