A first Tottenham goal for Erik Lamela and a record-breaking penalty from Jermain Defoe secured safe passage into the knockout rounds of the Europa League for Andre Villas-Boas’s side as they finally broke down a spirited Sheriff side to win 2-1 at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham 2 Sheriff Tiraspol 1

Sheriff Tiraspol 0 Tottenham 2

DUNDALK crashed to a humiliating defeat at the hands of an experienced and talented Levski Sofia last night.