Tottenham Hotspur crashed out of the Europa League on Thursday, despite nearly staging an astonishing second half comeback against Benfica at the Estadio da Luz. The visiting team came into thematch with a 3-1 lead after the first-leg at White Hart Lane, and despite Spurs comeback, managed to finish with a 2-2 draw on the night and a 5-3 aggregate victory. Spurs, leading 2-1 in stoppagetime thanks to Nacer Chadli’s second half double, applied constant pressure looking for the series-tying goal, but a quick Benfica counter and a mis-timed Sandro barge in the boxon Benfica substitute Lima resulted in the penalty that sent the Portuguese giant through to the quarterfinals.