Tottenham Hotspur took a significant step toward ending their 15-year trophy drought with a gritty 1-0 victory over defending champions Liverpool in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal.
Lucas Bergvall, the 18-year-old Swedish sensation, emerged as the hero on Thursday (Indian time), netting his maiden goal for Spurs in the dying moments of the match to snap Liverpool's 24-game unbeaten streak across all competitions.
Arne Slot's Liverpool came into the game as favourites, having secured a dominant 6-3 Premier League victory over Tottenham just weeks earlier. However, the League Cup clash was a far cry from that free-scoring affair, with Tottenham battling through injuries and Liverpool struggling to find their usual rhythm.
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