Tottenham Hotspur reached the Champions League last 16 after roaring back from two goals behind to beat Olympiacos 4-2.
After Jose Mourinho saw his side start superbly in the first half against West Ham, they began awfully and were lucky, as half time approached, to be just two down through a fantastic 25-yard strike from Youseff El Arabi and a close-range effort from Ruben Semedo.
Just before the half ended, they got the luck they needed, as Yassine Meriah took an air shot at an attempted clearance and allowed Dele Alli to make the deficit manageable.
In the second half, Spurs were a different side and Harry Kane got them level when he slotted home Lucas Moura’s pull-back, before Serge Aurier put them in front with a superb half-volley following silky footwork from Alli and a, perhaps inadvertent, flick from Son Hueng-Min.
Kane then nodded his second from Christian Eriksen’s superb in swinging free kick to become the quickest player to score 20 goals in the Champions League.
It will be over-cooked of course, but it must be granted that Jose Mourinho helped change the game and drag it in his side’s favour. He took the bold move of subbing Eric Dier off just before the half-hour mark and replacing him with the unsettled Christian Eriksen who, in the second half, had a very positive effect on the game.
And whatever the content of his team talk at half time, it seemed to have an effect as Spurs were a different side after the break and full value for the goals they scored.
The win puts Tottenham on 10 points from five games and secures their progression from the group stages, although Bayern Munich are already confirmed Group B winners. – Eurosport
