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- Updated: December 7, 2016
Tottenham ensured they qualified for the Europa League with a comfortable 3-1 win over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League at Wembley.
The result, which should have been even more one-sided considering the chances created, means Spurs finish third in Group E, with CSKA bottom.
Spurs fell behind against the run of play to Alan Dzagoev’s 33rd-minute strike but fought back to secure their first win at Wembley at the third time of asking this season.
Dele Alli and Harry Kane replied before half-time and Tottenham finally made sure of the result in the 78th minute when Alli’s header was turned into his own net by Igor Afinfeev.
There was another positive for the hosts as Toby Alderweireld made his return from injury as a substitute after two months out.
Spurs will now look ahead to the Europa League draw on Monday, and hope they can build momentum heading into the festive period after a largely positive display against a lacklustre CSKA who were bidding farewell to head coach Leonid Slutsky.
Having lost both their previous Champions League matches at Wembley this …
