Spurs boss Nuno provides concerning updates on Bergwijn & Lucas following Rennes stalemate

Tottenham Hotspur boss Nuno Espirito Santo has provided a brief update on the wellbeing of Steven Bergwijn and Lucas Moura, both of whom were forced off in the club’s meeting with Stade Rennais.

Højbjerg secures a point

Nuno and co. kicked off their Europa Conference League campaign a short time ago.

In their opening Group G outing, the Lilywhites made the trip to the northwest of France, for a meeting with Ligue 1 outfit Rennes.

A thoroughly entertaining 90 minutes, in turn, played out, ultimately culminating in the spoils being shared at Roazhon Park.

It was Spurs who opened the evening’s scoring, when Lucas Moura’s delivery across the face of goal was diverted home by Loic Bade, only for the hosts to turn the clash on its head courtesy of strikes from Flavien Tait and Gaetan Laborde either side of the interval:

Rennes get back on level terms through Flavien Tait! 🎯

A lovely one-two and finish for the home side as Spurs are pegged back in France! 💥#UECL pic.twitter.com/Q9bfldrtvO

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 16, 2021

Tottenham, though, eventually did enough to bag a hard-earned point, thanks to a cool finish from substitute Pierre-Emile Højbjerg:

Hojbjerg pops up with a deft equaliser for Spurs when they really needed some inspiration… 💪

There’s a stroke of luck with the deflected cross, but it’s a composed finish from the Dane! ⚽#UECL pic.twitter.com/JOjjDk03YE

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 16, 2021

‘Really painful…’

An otherwise solid result for the North Londoners in France, however, was soured by a pair of blows on the personnel front.

Both came in the attacking third, with Steven Bergwijn and Lucas Moura having been forced off in the first and second halves respectively, on the back of heavy challenges.

In turn, with his side facing a daunting meeting with European champions Chelsea this weekend, Nuno Espirito Santo was inevitably asked for an update on the wellbeing of the pair, post-game.

And the news did not exactly prove encouraging from a Spurs standpoint, with the club’s boss having admitted that it is ‘too early’ to say whether or not either Bergwijn or Lucas will be available to feature on Sunday:

Nuno on the injuries to Bergwijn and Lucas: “Really painful. Too early to say [for Sunday]. The physios are working with them.” https://t.co/vIwTI0vEdF

— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) September 16, 2021

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#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester United	4	8	10
2	Chelsea FC	4	8	10
3	Liverpool FC	4	8	10
4	Everton FC	4	6	10
5	Manchester City	4	10	9
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	2	9
7	Tottenham Hotspur	4	0	9
8	West Ham United	4	5	8
9	Leicester City	4	-2	6
10	Brentford FC	4	1	5
11	Crystal Palace	4	0	5
12	Aston Villa	4	-2	4
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	-1	3
14	Southampton FC	4	-2	3
15	Watford FC	4	-4	3
16	Arsenal FC	4	-8	3
17	Leeds United	4	-7	2
18	Burnley FC	4	-5	1
19	Newcastle United	4	-7	1
20	Norwich City	4	-10	0

Player	Team	Goals
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	4
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	4
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	3
Lukaku, Romelu	Chelsea FC	3
Gray, Demarai	Everton FC	3
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	3
Greenwood, Mason	Manchester United	3
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	2
Ings, Danny	Aston Villa	2
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	2
Fornals, Pablo	West Ham United	2
Torres, Ferran	Manchester City	2
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	2
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	2
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	2
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United	2
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	2
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	2
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	2
Edouard, Odsonne	Crystal Palace	2

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	0	3
Cooper, Liam	Leeds United	0	3
Etebo, Oghenekaro	Watford FC	0	3
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	0	2
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	2
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	2
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	2
Duffy, Shane	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	2
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	2
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	2
Rodri	Manchester City	0	2
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	2
Struijk, Pascal	Leeds United	1	1
Tanganga, Japhet	Tottenham Hotspur	0	1
Schar, Fabian	Newcastle United	0	2
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	0	2
Stephens, Jack	Southampton FC	0	2
Marcal, Fernando	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	2
Moura, Lucas	Tottenham Hotspur	0	2
Jimenez, Raul	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	2

Player	Team	Assists
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	3
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	3
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	3
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	2
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	2
Townsend, Andros	Everton FC	2
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	2
Saint-Maximin, Allan	Newcastle United	2
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	2
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion	2
Pereira, Ricardo	Leicester City	2
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	2
Ings, Danny	Aston Villa	1
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	1
Fornals, Pablo	West Ham United	1
Torres, Ferran	Manchester City	1
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	1
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	1
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	1