Spurs spring into round 5
Wycombe (England), Jan. 26: Gareth Bale scored only his fourth goal since returning to Tottenham in leading a comeback to beat Wycombe 4-1 in the FA Cup.
Playing his first full match of the season on Monday, Bale netted before halftime to cancel out Fred Onyedinma’s shock opener for the second-tier side.
With extra time looming, Harry Winks put Tottenham in front with a curling strike in the 86th minute then Tanguy Ndombele netted twice.
Jose Mourinho’s side plays Everton in the fifth round to maintain their challenge in four competitions.
Mourinho named a strong team and this was a chance for Bale to show why he should be in the team more often while back on loan from Real Madrid. He wasted a chance after five minutes by heading wide and dragged an effort wide from another good position on the edge of the area. Those misses proved costly as Wycombe took the lead in the 25th minute.
Uche Ikpeazu got the better of Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld down the right and his cross was not cleared by Davinson Sanchez, who could only divert it into the path of Onyedinma to fire home.
BILBAO ROUT GETAFE
Raul Garcia scored twice as Athletic Bilbao maintained their recent impressive run by routing Getafe 5-1 in the Spanish league.
Yeray lvarez, Alex Berenguer and Oscar de Marcos also scored for Athletic, which a week ago celebrated the Spanish Super Cup title after beating Barcelona in the final and Real Madrid in the semifinals.
The home win against Getafe on Monday left Athletic in ninth place in the Spanish league, closer to the qualification spots for European competitions.