Townsend turns it on as Spurs rout Tbilisi

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Townsend turns it on as Spurs rout Tbilisi
Fri, 23 Aug, 2013 - 01:00
Paul Hirst

Bale sat out last night’s Europa League play-off first leg as he edged closer to a world-record move to Real Madrid.

But Tottenham, often branded a one-man team after Bale’s heroics last term, showed they might not need the Welshman as young Townsend put on an impressive display that Bale would have been proud of.

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