By grinding out a 1-0 win away against Eintracht Frankfurt, Spurs showed some sides of their game they have kept hidden all season. They were patient, clever, well-organised and deeply committed to the cause. It was profoundly different from the miserable side we have seen drifting through recent league games.

Spurs handled their business in Frankfurt, beating Eintracht 2-1 over two legs to reach the semifinals of the Europa League in pursuit of the club's first trophy since 2008.

Tottenham have now won two of their past four quarter-final matches across major European competition - as many as across their prior 14 attempts between 1982 and 2013 (D6 L6). Meanwhile, among Englishmen,