Antonio Conte’s Tottenham have been handed a 3-0 defeat by default, meaning they’ve been eliminated from the Conference League.

Tottenham were supposed to face Stade Rennais in London in the last group stage game on Thursday, December 9. A win would have allowed Spurs to qualify for the knockout round play-off.

The French side refused to postpone the game despite an outbreak of COVID at Tottenham, with at least eight players and five staff members affected by the virus.

The Premier League side released a statement announcing that the match would ‘not take place after a number of positive COVID-19 cases at the Club.’

However, the UEFA protocol states that as long as a club has 13 players available, at least one of them a goalkeeper, then the game will go ahead.

The governing body of European football has now made clear that, according to its rules, Tottenham have forfeited the game. This means they’ve been handed a 3-0 loss which cost them the elimination from the tournament.

José Mourinho’s Roma are the only Italian team involved in the Conference League and have gained direct access to the Round of 16 by winning their group.

Conte’s Tottenham were among the most credible candidates to win the title, but they are no longer among those aiming to lift the cup.

4 thought on “Official: Conte’s Tottenham eliminated from Conference League after 3-0 loss by default”
  1. hahahaha what a loser conte. He doesn’t have the ability to adapt to mordern attacking football. Although being stronbg defensively is an art in of itself. You end up developing the best defenders and lose the talent up front. Even the Inter players told Inzaghi they wanna move up and attack. look at them steamroll past the clubs. I can only immagine INTER with even better quality, best decision Inter made was get Inzaghi, young and amazing coach. Conte is a disciplicary general, he will bring order in the dressing room and win you a league and many games, but thats because its based on points, not one game winners. Same reason he lost europa with inter, was such a disgrace for a squad with that depth. Much needed trophy for italy too

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