Fernando Llorente broke his Tottenham goal duck as Mauricio Pochettino’s side breezed past Apoel Nicosia 3-0 in their Champions League clash at Wembley.
The Spaniard, making his 17th appearance for Spurs since his £14million switch from Swansea, finally got off the mark with a classy finish in the 20th minute.
Son Heung-min grabbed a second before half-time and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou added a late third as much-changed Spurs, already assured of topping Group H, strolled into the last 16.
FULL-TIME: A job well done at Wembley as we enter the @ChampionsLeague knockout stages top of Group H and unbeaten! #COYS pic.twitter.com/m1ztrYllrk
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 6, 2017
What they said
????️ Mauricio: “It was a good performance tonight. It’s important for the younger players to play and push the others in the team. They did well.” #COYS pic.twitter.com/RtElNiXBEt
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 6, 2017
Apoel coach Giorgos Donis said: “It was a fantastic experience, this trip was wonderful. You see a different level and you see your place in that. Our fans were amazing, we didn’t give them the result they wanted but it was magical to see them here.”
Tweet of the match
1 – Fernando Llorente has both scored and assisted in a single Champions League game for the first time in his career (23rd appearance). Involved.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 6, 2017
Star man – Fernando Llorente
The Spanish striker grabbed Tottenham’s opener and set up Son for a classy second. A fine display from Harry Kane’s understudy.
Moment of the match
How it feels to score your first Spurs goal… #COYS pic.twitter.com/ncoDhEt9rS
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 6, 2017
View from the bench
Opportunity knocks.
#COYS pic.twitter.com/TWIPoaKfka
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 6, 2017
Ratings
#THFC: Vorm (C), Aurier, Sanchez, Foyth, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Dele, Nkoudou, Son, Llorente. #COYS pic.twitter.com/Gq49JSxNVK
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 6, 2017
Subs: Dembele (for Son, 65) 6, Walker-Peters (for Rose, 70) 6, Sterling (for Alli, 88) 6.
Apoel: Perez 6, Lago 5, Rueda 6, Ebecilio 5, Pote 6, Vinicius 5, Zahid 6, Morais 6, Vouros 5, Aloneftis 5, Carlao 6.
Subs: Sallai (for Vinicius, 46) 6, De Camargo (for Aloneftis, 75) 5, Antoniou (for Pote, 81) 5.
Who’s up next?
Tottenham v Stoke (Premier League, Dec 9)
AEL Limassol v Apoel (Cyprus Division 1, Dec 11)
