Tottenham Hotspur unfortunately became the first Premier League team to be eliminated in This Season's European competition. UEFA has just announced that due to Tottenham Hotspur's own reasons, they failed to play as scheduled in the UEFA Cup match with Rennes in Ligue 1 on the 10th of this month, and UEFA did not agree to a rematch, so it decided that Spurs lost 3-0. Rennes managed to finish first in the group, Dutch side Vitesse finished second in the group and played in the play-offs, while Tottenham Hotspur was eliminated in third place. As a result, the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA League, the Premier League have a total of 7 participating teams, and Tottenham Hotspur became the first team to be directly eliminated.
Tottenham Hotspur were disappointed by the decision, but could only accept it. After all, in the current situation, Spurs not only have to face a replay of this game, they have 3 fewer games in the Premier League, and there are still 3 intensive games (2 Premier League games, 1 Premier League Cup) to play in the next 8 days. With no schedules open, Tottenham Simply couldn't pull out to play Rennes. UEFA probably saw this, so announcing Tottenham's defeat was also a "burden reduction".
Currently, Spurs are 7th with 26 points in the Premier League with 3 fewer games, just six points away from fourth place. If they concentrate on the Premier League, Spurs may still have the potential to turn the tables and hit the Champions League this season. Of course, the Premier League is also facing the possibility of an overall shutdown at present, and the season is very variable, but Tottenham Hotspur's escape from the tasteless Europa League is actually good news that they are fully committed in the subsequent Premier League. After all, multi-front combat is not suitable for the current situation, or to concentrate on fighting in the Premier League is the best strategy.
In the first 15 Premier League games of the season, Tottenham Have a record of 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, one less loss than the current 4th place Arsenal. Given that they are three games behind Arsenal, there is still hope of a push into the Champions League. So it's a good thing to be out of the European war.