IT may not have had the high drama of their defeat of Inter three weeks ago, but Spurs marked another milestone on their European journey by qualifying for the knock-out stages of the Champions League last night with this easy win over Werder Bremen.

Tottenham 3 Werder Bremen 0

Rafael van der Vaart failed to recover from an ankle injury as Tottenham looked to seal their place in the Champions League knockout stages in tonight’s Group A clash with Werder Bremen.