Tottenham closed the gap on the Champions League top eight with a 3-0 win against Slavia Prague.
Thomas Frank said he wanted his side to build momentum following Saturday’s 2-0 win against Brentford and they certainly did that as penalties from Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons – after a David Zima own goal – secured all three points to lift them into ninth.
Liverpool’s late winner at the San Siro against Inter Milan denied Spurs the chance to move into the top eight, with Arne Slot’s side now occupying the final spot in the automatic qualification places for the next phase.
Despite not cracking the top eight, the new-found confidence as a result of their upturn in form was clear from minute one.
Richarlison and Kudus both went close in the early stages – with the former denied from point-blank range in the first minute – before the breakthrough arrived when Cristian Romero’s header from a corner cannoned off Zima to give them a deserved lead.
It was another fast start after the restart which led to the second goal of the evening. Pedro Porro was caught late inside the box by Youssoupha Sanyang, attempting to block the full-back’s cross, with Kudus then stepping up with confidence to convert from the spot.
A perfect evening at the office for the home side was then rounded off by Simons winning and scoring his penalty to make it three on the evening.
The win propels Spurs up the Champions League table from 16th but attention will quickly turn to Sunday’s trip to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest, live on Sky Sports, as Frank’s side look to make it three wins from three.