TOTTENHAM will need to hammer Shamrock Rovers to make the second round of the Europa League after they were beaten by 10-man PAOK Salonika on a controversial night at White Hart Lane.

FOR 15 fleeting minutes last night, the Toumba Stadium in Thessalonika looked it might just prove the place, as suggested when the draw was made, where Shamrock Rovers could pick up a result in Group A.