Europa: Spurs thrash Qarabag as Dessers helps Rangers win at Malmo

Tottenham Hotspur got their Europa League campaign off to a perfect start as they secured a 3-0 victory over Qarabag on Thursday night.

Spurs finished the game with 10 men and actually played most part of the game short of one player after Radu Drăgușin was shown a red card in the seventh minute.

Brennan Johnson, Pape Sarr and Dominic Solanke were on target for the home side as they cruised to victory in London.

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Earlier in the night, Nigeria forward Cyriel Dessers helped Rangers defeat Malmo 2-0 to also begin their campaign on a bright note.

In Turkey, Fenerbahce defeated Union SG 2-1, Ajax thrashed Besiktas 4-0, Franfurt and Vitoria Plzn played a 3-3 draw while Lyon defeated Olympiakos 2-0.

In the other Europa League ties on Thursday night, AS Roma and Athletic Bilbao played a 1-1 draw while Sporting Braga defeated Maccabi TA 2-1

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