Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham secured a tough 3 – 1 win at Stoke city to qualify for the English Football League semi finals, where Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City had already qualified.
Tottenham are hungry for titles after having completed the rebuilding of their stadium last season, the club is seeking to fill their trophy cabinet to cement their status as one of the big clubs in European football.
Iconic Portuguese manager, Jose Mourinho downplayed his team’s chances of winning the league, though the title tilt has now shifted to Liverpool who now leads the pack with four points clear.
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The EFL Cup also called the Carabao cup is one that Jose Mourinho has never joked with, with Gareth Bale reaffirming that Tottenham are in to win it with his header in the 22nd minute to grant Spurs the lead.
Tottenham would go into the break with the 1 – 0 lead, but resilient Stoke City would equalize eight minutes into the second half through a goal from J. Thompson.
A buzzing second half would be quietened by a goal from Ben Davies in the 70th minute, with resilient Stoke City missing a chance to find the equalizer through Steven Fletcher’s miss.
Harry Kane would then settle the tie in the 81st minute to give Tottenham their first win in four games and send them into the EFL semi finals.
