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Europe Wrap: Son bags hat-trick; Kubo hits double

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September 5, 2023

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Kuala Lumpur: Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min opened his account for the new season in spectacular style as he struck a hat-trick to help Australian manager Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs defeat Burnley 5-2 in England’s Premier League on Saturday.

Takefusa Kubo created history in La Liga as he surpassed former Eibar winger Takashi Inui to become the highest-scoring Japanese player in the Spanish top flight with 18 goals after scoring a brace in Real Sociedad’s 5-3 win against Granada over the weekend.

In Scotland, Japan striker Kyogo Furuhashi struck the winner in Celtic's 1-0 win over arch-rivals Rangers, Daichi Kamada’s goal helped Lazio beat title holders Napoli 2-1 in Italy and Takuma Asano bagged a double in Germany, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week.


England: Son’s treble inspires Spurs


Son Heung-min scored a treble as Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a 5-2 win over Burnley on Saturday. The 31-year-old Spurs captain has now scored four hat-tricks for the club in the English top flight. .....


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