Brilliant Bale dreaming of Champions League

Swansea 1 Tottenham 2

The 23-year-old Welshman, whose virtuoso performance left Swansea nursing a third successive Premier League defeat, would like nothing more than to guide Andre Villas-Boas’ team into the top tier of European football

And though Arsenal and Chelsea share similar hopes and aspirations, Saturday’s first league win since March 3 has put Spurs firmly in the driving seat. Little wonder Bale spoke with the kind of confidence ordinarily reserved for minutes one to 90.