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Anderlecht took advantage of Tottenham's desire to win

Anderlecht boss Besnik Hasi has described his happiness at upsetting Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League on Thursday night.


Hasi said that his side were able to take advantage of the North Londoner's desire to win by committing men forward in attack.

Hasi told Sky Sports: "After the break, we dared more with a 4-3-3 formation so we got more space and opportunities. Tottenham clearly came to win and gave the necessary space away for us to exploit.

"It's nice to win against such a team. Especially after the poor start against Monaco and Qarabag - we knew it was our last chance today. In the second half, we put higher pressure on them and played with much more courage."

Goals from Guillaume Gillet and Stefano Okaka gave Anderlecht a 2-1 victory in Brussels after Christian Eriksen had opened the scoring for Spurs in the fourth minute.

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