José Mourinho is going to dream tonight with Mislav Orsic. Three goals from the Croatian, three, from a player who has barely played and had only scored two goals all season, they alighted Tottenham from a Europa League in which they were favorites for the title. Zagreb's result, deserved by speculation of a Mourinho who won the tie with 2-0 in the first leg, leaves the Portuguese and the team very touched after last weekend's defeat against Arsenal.
After a sleepy first half for Tottenham, it seemed the biggest risk for Spurs fans was watching a bland game, but Orsic, with a missile from outside the area on game time, shook the foundations of the tie. Fear began to seize those of Mourinho, who, on the bench, gulped, and the Portuguese decided to reverse the rotations by putting Bale on the pitch. Dele Alli, who is being given more opportunities, did not respond, and his party, poor in almost all aspects, surely has not gone unnoticed by the Portuguese.
Tottenham's worst fears were confirmed in the 82nd minute when Orsic, again, culminated a good team play and sent the game to extra time, and already there, when with the data in hand the review that Dinamo was giving to the English team appeared black on white, it began to be seen that Tottenham was not prepared for this match.
The final comeback of the tie came, as was already feared, in the second part of extra time, when Orsic, always Orsic, re-entered like a dagger and at ease for the spur defense to score a shot from outside the area that Lloris didn't even see.