Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas was delighted with Iago Falque's performance in their Europa League draw at Maribor.

Just 13 minutes after coming on, the Spaniard made a telling impact by providing the cross that allowed Sigurdsson to score during a penalty-box melee.

"He had an extremely good game," Villas-Boas said of Falque. "He had his first game against Carlisle.

"This is his second game against stronger opposition this season. He did extremely well.

"His performance made the link-up player better for us. He is a certainly someone we can count on."