It wasn’t until two players were sent off for the hosts, before Tottenham Hotspur could find their spark and saw off a resilient Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2-1 to progress into the third qualifying round of the Europa league.
Spurs were on the brink of another humiliating setback when Georgi Minchev fired the host in front with 19 minutes left.
But the English side was handed a lifeline 9 minutes later, when they were given a penalty and had two players sent off for the host, first Dinis Almeida for handball on the line, and then Birsent Karagaven for dissent.
Harry Kane made no mistake from the spot on the 80th minute and substitute Tanguy Ndombele completed the comeback with five minutes left, as Jose Mourinho’s side set up a third qualifying round tie with Shkendija next Thursday.
