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White Hart Lane - London 14/02/2013 - 21:05CET (20:05 local time)
Round of 32, First leg
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Tottenham - Lyon 2-1 - 14/02/2013 - Match page - UEFA Europa League 2013
Bale gives Tottenham upper hand against Lyon
Published: Thursday 14 February 2013, 23.00CET
Gareth Bale inspired Tottenham Hotspur FC to a narrow UEFA Europa League round of 32 victory over Olympique Lyonnais, two superb free-kicks giving the north London side the upper hand going into next week's decider.
Bale missed a golden opportunity before opening the scoring with a stunning set piece in first-half added time. Lyon came out firing after the break and grabbed an equaliser through Samuel Umtiti's thunderous half-volley, but Bale's second glorious free-kick denied them a share of the spoils.
Lineups
 | Tottenham |  | Lyon |
| 24 | Friedel (GK) | 1 | Vercoutre (GK) |
| 2 | Dempsey 67 | 5 | Lovren |
| 5 | Vertonghen | 6 | Fofana 80 |
| 7 | Lennon79 | 9 | Lisandro89 |
| 8 | Parker (C)90+2 | 10 | Lacazette |
| 10 | Adebayor | 13 | Réveillère |
| 11 | Bale 4590+3 | 15 | Biševac |
| 13 | Gallas | 17 | Malbranque83 |
| 19 | Dembélé | 18 | Gomis |
| 28 | Walker49 | 21 | Gonalons (C) |
| 32 | Assou-Ekotto | 23 | Umtiti2055 |
Substitutes | |||
| 25 | Lloris (GK) | 16 | Lopes (GK) |
| 14 | Holtby67 | 4 | B. Koné |
| 16 | Naughton | 7 | Grenier83 |
| 20 | Dawson | 12 | Ferri |
| 22 | G. Sigurdsson79 | 14 | Dabo |
| 29 | Livermore90+2 | 25 | Benzia |
| 33 | Caulker | 31 | Ghezzal89 |
Coaches | |||
| André Villas-Boas (POR) | Rémi Garde (FRA) | ||
Referee | |||
| Pedro Proença (POR) | |||
Match statistics
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The final whistle is blown.- 90+3Bale (Tottenham) scores!
The irrepressible winger seals a stunning victory for Spurs, with a trademark free-kick that swerves beyond the reach of Rémy Vercoutre. - 90+2Livermore (in) - Parker (out) (Tottenham)
- 89Ghezzal (in) - Lisandro (out) (Lyon)
- 83Grenier (in) - Malbranque (out) (Lyon)
