Just seven minutes into the match, Radu Drăgușin found himself in a terrible spot. The Romania international was Tottenham's last defender and had the ball picked off him by Qarabağ FK's Juninho. Drăgușin scrambled to try to win the ball back as Juninho raced toward Guglielmo Vicario's goal.

Tottenham marked its return to European competition after one-year absence by overcoming an early red card to beat Qarabag 3-0 in the revamped Europa League. Defender Radu Dragusin was sent off in the eighth minute for bringing down Juninho to prevent the forward from going in alone on goal.

Tottenham made a perfect start to their Europa League campaign as they beat Qarabag 3-0, despite playing with ten men for more than 80 minutes. Kick-off was delayed by 35 minutes in north London due to “severe travel disruption”, and it was a disastrous opening for Spurs when the match finally did get underway.

The Tottenham Hotspur boss is speaking to the media following the Europa League victory against Qarabag on Thursday evening

Ange Postecoglou looked far from pleased with Radu Dragusin after he was given his marching orders during Tottenham Hotspur's clash against Qarabag. The 22-year-old defender was shown a red card just minutes into the Lilywhites' opening match of the new-look Europa league campaign.

Tottenham star Radu Dragusin was sent off in the early stages of their Europa League match against Qarabag in north London on Thursday night. The Romania international was caught napping on the ball as the last man and was resorted to bringing down his opponent.