Polish head coach Franciszek Smuda admits the pressure of opening the tournament on home soil took its toll on his players.

Russia went top of Group A as Alan Dzagoev’s double helped them to an impressive victory over the Czech Republic at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw last night.

Russia 4 Czech Republic 1

Russia head into their Euro 2012 Group A opener against the Czech Republic with coach Dick Advocaat warning their rivals they are “a dangerous team”.

Tottenham may have been hammered by Chelsea in last weekend’s FA Cup semi-final, but they left Wembley with two valuable commodities: an excuse and a burning sense of injustice.

The experience of new boys Louis Saha and Ryan Nelsen could prove vital in helping Tottenham Hotspur lift their first league title in 51 years, according to assistant manager Kevin Bond.

QPR were the Barclay’s Premier League’s biggest spenders on transfer deadline day with almost £9million invested on strikers Bobby Zamora and Djibril Cisse.

Tottenham have reached an agreement for striker Roman Pavlyuchenko to join Lokomotiv Moscow.

QPR were the standout big spenders as the transfer window slammed shut last night.

Gareth Bale and Ledley King both came back into Tottenham’s starting XI as they looked to return to winning ways in the Barclays Premier League against Wigan at White Hart Lane tonight.

Tottenham will not be stopped from completing any 11th hour deals tonight despite their game against Wigan ending just before the transfer window shuts, according to first-team coach Joe Jordan.

Giovani Dos Santos’ nightmare spell at Tottenham could be coming to an end after Villarreal and Granada both claimed they are in negotiations with the Mexican over a move to Spain.

HARRY REDKNAPP will never sacrifice his beliefs and buy his way to a trophy but you have to question if his outburst towards Manchester City will come back to haunt him at the end of the season.

NIKO KRANJCAR insists he will not leave Tottenham this month and claims he is not worried about losing his place in Croatia’s Euro 2012 squad despite his lack of game time this season.

Tottenham 3 Cheltenham 0

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp admits he faces a tough battle to keep his fringe players at White Hart Lane this month.

Tottenham will give a test to Scott Parker before tomorrow’s game against West Brom after the midfielder came off in the second half of Saturday’s draw at Swansea with a knee injury.

Tottenham’s injury crisis deepened last night with the news Rafael van der Vaart is likely to miss the club’s next three games with a hamstring injury.

Tottenham 1 Chelsea 1

Tottenham may have to do without Gareth Bale for Thursday’s crunch clash against Chelsea after manager Harry Redknapp revealed the pacy winger is struggling with an ankle injury.

ROMAN PAVLYUCHENKO may be heading out of the Tottenham exit door in January but his match-winner against Sunderland could be one of the most crucial strikes in the club’s season as the north London club look to keep their title hopes alive.

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp has still not ruled out the possibility of Roman Pavlyuchenko staying at the club but fully understands why the Russian striker wants to leave White Hart Lane.

Tottenham 1 Sunderland 0

AFTER a fairytale 2011, Shamrock Rovers bring the curtain down on their extended season on Thursday when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Tallaght Stadium for their final Europa League Group game.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp insists he will not let Roman Pavlyuchenko leave the club next month unless he has already lined up a suitable replacement for the Russia striker.

HARRY REDKNAPP has warned Chelsea and Manchester United that they will be wasting their time if they bid for Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric in January.

Rafael van der Vaart has recovered from a hamstring injury and is available for Tottenham’s Premier League game against Bolton tomorrow.

Harry Redknapp last night defended his decision to rest several first-team stars as Tottenham were left on the brink of Europa League elimination by a 2-1 defeat to 10-man PAOK Salonika.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will ring the changes for tomorrow’s Europa League Group A clash against PAOK Salonika at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko could start his first Barclays Premier League game of the season this weekend after manager Harry Redknapp revealed Jermain Defoe and Rafael van der Vaart could miss tomorrow’s clash at West Brom through injury.

Tottenham defender William Gallas could make his first Barclays Premier League appearance of the season at Fulham on Sunday after he suffered no reaction when making his comeback from a calf injury in last night’s defeat to Rubin Kazan.

Rubin Kazan 1 Tottenham 0

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp admits he feels sorry for Jermain Defoe but is confident the in-form striker will not become upset at his recent omission from the starting line-up.

Gareth Bale will return to the Spurs starting XI for tomorrow’s match at Blackburn after he was rested for Thursday’s 1-0 win over Rubin Kazan.

ROMAN PAVLYUCHENKO gave Harry Redknapp a timely reminder of his talents by firing in a brilliant 20-yard free-kick to hand Tottenham an important Europa League group stage win over Rubin Kazan at White Hart Lane last night.

Russia 6 Andorra 0

COMFORT will be in short supply for Andorra — or Ireland for that matter – when Russia look to seal their European Championship deal in Moscow tomorrow night.

Slovakia 0 Russia 1

Harry Redknapp turned his thoughts to Sunday’s London derby against Arsenal and put the Europa League in sharp perspective after his Tottenham side had come from behind to beat Shamrock Rovers in their Group A match at White Hart Lane.

“TO Dare Is To Do” reads one of the inspirational slogans picked out in blue letters against a white background inside White Hart Lane.

Tottenham Hotspur 3 Shamrock Rovers 1

Former Tottenham man Rohan Ricketts was named among the substitutes for Shamrock Rovers' trip to White Hart Lane this evening.

IT WAS Spurs legend Danny Blanchflower who coined the phrase “the glory game”, the title later used — somewhat ironically — for Hunter Davies’ groundbreaking book about a season at White Hart Lane in the early 1970s.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will rest the vast majority of his first team in tomorrow’s Europa League clash against Shamrock Rovers but still intends to field a side containing “seven or eight” internationals.