Watch: Spurs flop Soldado misses open goal for Villarreal
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That synchronous look of defeat and disbelief is very familiar to Tottenham Hotspur fans, but the way the club's ex-striker Roberto Soldado confidently strode up to meet his opportunity wasn't.
Buoyed by scoring his third league goal of the season for Villarreal earlier in Friday's match, the 31-year-old was fed by an unselfish Cedric Bakambu after 56 minutes and had most of the Sporting Gijon's onion bag to fire at. Following a slip, Soldado diverted the ball wide with his shin.
Villarreal beat relegation-threatened Gijon 3-1 to edge closer to an unlikely Champions League qualification berth.
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