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Nabil Bentaleb scores a screamer for Schalke 04; Spurs fans react on Twitter

Schalke 04 v Borussia Moenchengladbach - German Bundesliga (REUTERS)
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The Algerian was allowed to leave Tottenham this summer.

Schalke 04 v Borussia Moenchengladbach - German BundesligaSchalke 04 v Borussia Moenchengladbach – German Bundesliga

Tottenham Hotspur failed to pick up a win yesterday in their clash with West Bromwich Albion. They tried their best and probably deserved the win based on their first-half display alone, but found Ben Foster in inspired form.

The goalscorer for West Brom was a player Spurs let leave this summer. Nacer Chadli smashed home from close range and most Spurs fans predicted the Belgian would net against his former employers.

West Bromwich Albion's Nacer Chadli celebrates scoring their first goalWest Bromwich Albion’s Nacer Chadli celebrates scoring their first goal

But Chadli was not the only player Mauricio Pochettino let go in the summer who found the net yesterday.

Nabil Bentaleb was allowed to join Schalke 04 on loan, with a view to a permanent move, after falling down the pecking order at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham's Nabil BentalebTottenham’s Nabil Bentaleb

He has impressed early on at the Gelsenkirchen and yesterday scored his first goal for the club. It was some goal as well. He picked up the ball from 25-yards and smashed a left-foot strike that cannoned off the bottom of the Augsburg goalkeeper Marwin Hitz’s crossbar.

It was a fantastic goal from Bentaleb and Spurs fans who saw the goal reacted expectedly on Twitter…