Liverpool reached their first European final for nine years with a comprehensive 3-0 win over a 10-man Villarreal side who lost their heads in the red-hot cauldron of Anfield.

Gary Neville earned his first point as Valencia manager and Atletico Madrid drew level with Barcelona atop La Ligas and Real Madrid slumped again.

La Liga went into the last international break on the back of something bizarre — both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi had failed to score in both of the opening two games.

Tottenham 2  Stoke 2          

Roberto Soldado is on the verge of moving back to Spain after Tottenham last night reached an agreement to sell the striker to Villarreal.

Louis van Gaal claims David de Gea bears little resemblance to the goalkeeper who rescued so many points for Manchester United last season.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is confident his best-laid transfer plans will come off over the summer – and joked there will always be room for Gareth Bale at White Hart Lane should he ever leave Real Madrid.

QPR 1 Tottenham 2

Mauricio Pochettino is planning talks with the Football Association to ensure Harry Kane does not suffer from burnout.

Tottenham lost their “first final” of the week but head coach Mauricio Pochettino cannot let his side wallow in self pity with the Capital One Cup final fast approaching.

Fiorentina 2 Tottenham 0 (Fiorentina win 3-1 on aggregate)

Harry Kane again provided the heroics for Tottenham as he equalised with the final kick of the game to prevent West Ham collecting a third successive win at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Fiorentina 1: Roberto Soldado’s best moment in a Tottenham shirt was quickly followed by one to forget as he unnecessarily gave away the free-kick which allowed Fiorentina secure a draw and what could prove a decisive away goal in this Europa League tie.

Tottenham 1 Fiorentina 1

Brad Friedel insists Emmanuel Adebayor is no “bad egg” and has rejected suggestions his team-mate is a disruptive influence in the Tottenham dressing room.

Tottenham 1 Leicester 2: FA Cup Fourth Round: How Leicester City would love to bottle their FA Cup form and swap their two top-flight scalps for precious Premier League points.

Tottenham 1 Sheffield United 0

Capital One Cup semi-final first leg

Kyle Naughton is set to miss Tottenham’s Capital One Cup semi-final against boyhood club Sheffield United as a move to Swansea edges closer.

Andros Townsend has called on Tottenham’s top stars to rally round and help misfiring striker Roberto Soldado end his barren spell in front of goal.

Roberto Soldado had his team-mates to thank for saving his blushes after he had the miss of the season so far last night.

Tottenham 4 Burnley 2: Tottenham survived leaking two early goals to ease past Burnley 4-2 at White Hart Lane and into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Tottenham 4 Burnley 2

Fulham beat Wolves on penalties to reach the FA Cup fourth round as the hosts honoured former owner Jack Hayward.

FA Cup Third Round

Christian Eriksen can become one of the Premier League’s best playmakers and go down in Tottenham folklore, according to team-mate Jan Vertonghen.

Tottenham 4 Newcastle 0

Tottenham 4 Newcastle 0

Mauricio Pochettino was frustrated by the “laughable” floodlight failures at the Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium, although he was more annoyed by his players’ futility in front of goal in their defeat to Besiktas.

Besiktas knocked Tottenham off top spot in Group C of the Europa League with a 1-0 win in Turkey last night in a match twice delayed by floodlight failure.

Besiktas 1 Tottenham 0

It was a tale of two wingers at White Hart Lane on Saturday – one the exotic record signing who looks increasingly like another expensive mistake, and the other a local boy made good after a circuitous apprenticeship in non-league and the lower divisions.

Tottenham’s poor home form made a worrying return as they stumbled to a 0-0 draw against relegation-threatened Crystal Palace.

Three men have been charged over a pitch invasion stunt which caused a Tottenham Hotspur match to be temporarily suspended.

Tottenham 2 Everton 1

Roberto Soldado’s barren run came to a timely end as Tottenham rallied to secure a much-needed 2-1 comeback win against Everton.

Harry Kane hit a late winner as Tottenham clinched a 2-1 victory in a bad-tempered clash with 10-man Aston Villa.

Tottenham 1 Newcastle 2

Manchester City 4 Tottenham 1

Ronald Koeman’s dream start as Southampton boss hit new heights as his side soared to their biggest league win against hapless Sunderland at St Mary’s.

Manchester City 4 Tottenham 1

Ireland duo James McCarthy and Seamus Coleman will miss Everton’s Europa League trip to Russia to play FC Krasnodar tonight (5pm, live on Setanta Ireland, ITV4).