The new Europa Conference League had a sprinkling of stardust Thursday as Harry Kane played in Tottenham's 2-2 draw with Rennes and Jose Mourinho's Roma beat CSKA Sofia in the opening games of the group stage.
The new third-tier European tournament could allow Mourinho to complete a career treble after previously winning the Champions League and Europa League.
In UEFA's second-level Europa League, West Ham beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in their first European game for five years and Leicester drew 2-2 with Napoli.
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Tottenham were second-best for much of the game against Rennes after taking an early lead when Lucas Moura's deflected cross was knocked into the net by Rennes' Loic Bade. Rennes hit back with a goal from Flavien Tait and took the lead when Gaetan Laborde scored in the 72nd minute, but Tottenham levelled soon after through Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
The draw was overshadowed by injuries for Tottenham as Moura and Steven Bergwijn both went off hurt. The team is already dealing with a calf problem for South Korean forward Son Heung-min ahead of playing Chelsea on Sunday. Tottenham have also been without three players who are in quarantine after travelling to South America for national-team games.
“It’s been terrible. I must be honest. Let’s not hide behind anything,” Tottenham coach Nuno Espirito Santo said of the personnel situation. "(Bergwijn and Moura) are being taken care of by the medical department. But it’s been tough.”
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