Tottenham lost Lucas Moura and Steven Bergwijn to injury as they played out a 2-2 draw with Ligue 1 side Rennes in Thursday s opening Europa Conference League match.
Lucas played a big part in Tottenham s opener, which was credited as a Loic Bade own goal, before having to make way following a poor challenge from Flavien Tait.
It was Tait who had earlier equalised for Rennes with a curled finish at an atmospheric Roazhon Park, shortly before Bergwijn was withdrawn with an apparent ankle issue.
Gaetan Laborde completed the turnaround 19 minutes from time, only for substitute Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to quickly hit back and earn Spurs a point in the Group G clash.
The points are shared in Rennes.
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Tanguy Ndombele was brought into the Tottenham side for his first appearance under Nuno Espirito Santo and played a huge part in the opening goal with 11 minutes played.
The Frenchman kept the ball in play with a fancy backheeled pass in a swift move that culminated in Lucas attempted cross hitting Bade s boot and wrong-footing Romain Salin.
Serhou Guirassy then had a shot saved by Pierluigi Gollini but exchanged passes with Tait soon after for his team-mate to curl one into the bottom-right corner for the equaliser.
That ended Rennes 212-minute wait for a goal and the hosts spurned a big chance to edge in front before half-time when Kamaldeen Sulemana headed wide from close range.
The second half had a disrupted feel to it following a number of fouls, one of which led to Lucas injury, with the Spurs attacker unable to run off the damage.
That all changed when Laborde converted a rebound after Gollini pushed Sulemana s shot into his path, but it took Nuno s side just five minutes to respond through Hojbjerg s poked finish from close range to ensure the points were shared.
