[EUROPA LEAGUE] Rarely will you find goals as delicious as the three scored in Tottenham’s 2-1 win over French club Lyon in the first leg of theirround-of-32 series in the Europa League. Spurs won thanks to pair of sensational Gareth Bale free kicks, getting the winning goal late in stoppage time with theWhite Hart Lane crowd chanting Bale’s name. But just as stunning was the goal that teenager Samuel Umtiti scored on a half-volley to beat Brad Friedel. “Today,” said Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas, “we saw notonly two great moments of brilliance but three as their goal was absolutely fantastic, too.”
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