{"id":13402,"date":"2020-03-10T17:40:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T21:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13402"},"modified":"2020-03-11T13:42:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T17:42:13","slug":"rb-leipzig-demolish-spurs-and-end-their-champions-league-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13402","title":{"rendered":"RB Leipzig Demolish Spurs And End Their Champions League Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leipzig_spurs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leipzig_spurs.png 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leipzig_spurs-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Tottenham were unable to deliver another Champions League miracle as they were torn apart by RB Leipzig in the last 16.<\/p>\n<p>Shorn of key players in attacking areas, Spurs had to overcome a 1-0 first-leg deficit but slumped to a 3-0 defeat in east Germany and crashed out.<\/p>\n<p>Marcel Sabitzer scored twice in the opening 21 minutes, Hugo Lloris culpable for both goals, to put the Premier League club on the brink of elimination and they were unable to reproduce their remarkable comeback from the same situation at Ajax in last season\u2019s semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>Emil Forsberg completed the rout late on with his first touch as Spurs bowed out with a whimper.<\/p>\n<p>Defeat, on a back of a disappointing exit to Norwich in the FA Cup last week, leaves Jose Mourinho with no prospect of silverware this season.<\/p>\n<p>He now has nine games left in the Premier League to try and ensure Tottenham are back in the Champions League next season, but even that is looking unlikely given their position in the Premier League table.<\/p>\n<p>There were mitigating circumstances for this defeat given his side were missing the likes of Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Moussa Sissoko and Steven Bergwijn.<\/p>\n<p>But the way they were unable to repel Leipzig over the two legs highlights how weak they are in defense, with goalkeeper Lloris also letting them down.<\/p>\n<p>The Bundesliga side, though, managed by 32-year-old manager Julian Nagelsmann, nicknamed \u2018Baby Mourinho\u2019, moved into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-13402\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13402&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-13402\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13402&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-13402\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13402&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13402\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham were unable to deliver another Champions League miracle as they were torn apart by RB Leipzig in the last 16. 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