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Tottenham Beat Liverpool 1-0 as Bentancur Collapses, Ending Reds' 24-Match Unbeaten Run

Jan 8, 2025, 09:51 PM

Tottenham Hotspur secured a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The match was marked by a concerning incident involving Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, who collapsed on the pitch after hitting his head and was stretchered off in the 14th minute following nearly 10 minutes of medical attention. Bentancur was given oxygen and was conscious upon leaving the field; Tottenham later provided an update stating that he was undergoing further assessments in the hospital. Dominic Solanke, a former Liverpool player, had a goal disallowed in the 76th minute. The only goal of the match came in the 86th minute when 18-year-old Lucas Bergvall scored his first goal for Tottenham, giving his team a narrow advantage ahead of the second leg at Anfield on February 8. The goal was controversial as Bergvall had avoided a second yellow card moments earlier for a foul on Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas. The defeat ended Liverpool's 24-match unbeaten run under manager Arne Slot.