European roundup: Tottenham edge out Arsenal in derby, Cadiz promoted to La Liga
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Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-Min celebrates after scoring during their Premier League clash with Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England, July 12, 2020. /VCG

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-Min celebrates after scoring during their Premier League clash with Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England, July 12, 2020. /VCG

Toby Alderweireld gave Tottenham a late 2-1 win over Arsenal as Jose Mourinho's men climbed above their north London rivals, while Bournemouth kept their survival hopes alive with a chaotic 4-1 victory against Leicester on Sunday.

Mourinho had endured a barrage of criticism as Tottenham slipped out of the race to qualify for the Champions League with just one win in three games. But thanks to Alderweireld's winner with nine minutes left, Tottenham took the local bragging rights and got back in contention for a place in next season's Europa League.

Tottenham are eighth, two points above ninth placed Arsenal and two behind Sheffield United as they try to avoid missing out on European action for the first time since 2009-10.

In the first north London derby at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead in the 16th minute with a stunning long-range strike.

Arsenal's lead lasted just three minutes as Sead Kolasinac's sloppy pass was intercepted by Son Heung-min, who eluded David Luiz before chipping over Emiliano Martinez.

In the 82nd minute, Belgian defender Alderweireld rose above a cluster of Arsenal players to meet Son's corner and plant his header past Martinez.

Elsewhere, Bournemouth came from behind to thrash 10-man Leicester City and boost their hopes of avoiding relegation, while second bottom Aston Villa also boosted their survival bid with a vital 2-0 win against Crystal Palace. Wolves stayed in the Champions League hunt, climbing to sixth place after a 3-0 win against Everton.

Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri celebrates after scoring his sides' first goal during their La Liga clash with Mallorca at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain, July 12, 2020. /VCG

Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri celebrates after scoring his sides' first goal during their La Liga clash with Mallorca at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain, July 12, 2020. /VCG

In Spain, Sevilla all-but secured Champions League qualification by beating relegation battlers Real Mallorca 2-0. Lucas Ocampos scored a first-half penalty before Youssef En-Nesyri added a second late on to move Sevilla nine points clear of fifth-placed Villarreal.

With three games left and the superior head-to-head, Villarreal are not mathematically out of contention but they would have to take maximum points and see Sevilla lose both of their remaining matches.

Finishing in the top four would be an impressive achievement for Sevilla and their coach Julen Lopetegui, who took over last year following his nightmares in charge of Spain and Real Madrid.

Lopetegui, together with sporting director Monchi, oversaw a dramatic overhaul of the first team squad but change has not come at the expense of consistency for Sevilla, who are now 13 matches unbeaten in La Liga.

Meanwhile, Cadiz were promoted to La Liga for the first time since 2005 after Real Zaragoza were beaten 4-2 at home to Real Oviedo in Spain's second division.

Cadiz had missed the chance to seal promotion on Saturday as they lost 1-0 at home to Fuenlabrada in an empty stadium after thousands of fans had gathered outside their ground before the game, defying social distancing recommendations. But struggling Oviedo did the job for them, running into a four-goal lead before the home side struck twice in stoppage time.

Cadiz, who last won promotion to La Liga in 2005 but were relegated the following year, lead the standings on 69 points after 40 games, with Huesca second on 64 and Zaragoza third on 62.

AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C) during their Serie A clash with Napoli at Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy, July 12, 2020. /VCG

AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C) during their Serie A clash with Napoli at Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy, July 12, 2020. /VCG

AC Milan kept their hopes of European football alive on Sunday with a 2-2 draw at Napoli that leaves them with a strong chance of reaching the Europa League.

Franck Kessie's penalty 17 minutes from time gave Milan a battling point in Naples after Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Dries Mertens had put the hosts deservedly ahead with an hour gone.

The draw leaves Napoli in sixth place and the final Europa League spot, but as Gennaro Gattuso's side have already qualified for the competition's group stage by winning the Italian Cup, seventh place currently offers a place into the qualifying rounds.

Milan, who are two points and one place behind Napoli, are favorites to take the third spot in the Europa, although eighth-placed Sassuolo look keen for continental football despite being four points further back.

Earlier Sampdoria inched towards safety after they came from behind to win 3-1 at Udinese while their local rivals Genoa climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win over SPAL that left their opponents on the brink of the drop.

Claudio Ranieri's Samp are 14th on 35 points, six ahead of third-from-bottom Lecce following their goalless draw at Cagliari, after a gutsy display at the Dacia Arena.

Samp's win came after Genoa had moved themselves out of the drop zone with a simple win over sorry SPAL, who are staring demotion in the face after their fifth defeat in six since top flight football returned in Italy.

Davide Nicola's Genoa are a point ahead of 18th-placed Lecce and four behind Torino in 16th ahead of their trip to Inter Milan on Monday.

Source(s): AFP