Tottenham defeated current European champions Inter Milan 3-1 at White Hart Lane with an exceptional performance in Group A of the Champions League. Gareth Bale again tormented Milan with another fine display as Spurs took another step towards the Champions League knock-out stage.
Luka Modric set up the first goal for Rafael van der Vaart in the 18th minute and then Bale began to cause the Italian's all sorts of problems.
Peter Crouch had already missed one Bale cross but converted another chance created by the Welsh wizard just after the hour mark.
Inter threatened a comeback when Samuel Eto'o reduced the arrears with ten minutes remaining but Bale again was the provider in the final minute for Roman Pavlyuchenko to seal the points.
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Venue: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,310
Tottenham scorers: Van der Vaart 18, Crouch 61, Pavlyuchenko 89 Inter Milan scorers: Eto'o 80
TOTTENHAM 23 Cudicini 02 Hutton (yellow card) 03 Bale 04 Kaboul 13 Gallas 32 Assou-Ekotto 06 Huddlestone 07 Lennon (Palacios 84) 11 Van der Vaart (Jenas 46 (yellow card) 14 Modric (yellow card) 15 Crouch (Pavlyuchenko 76)
Substitutes 37 Pletikosa, 19 Bassong, 08 Jenas, 12 Palacios, 21 Kranjcar, 09 Pavlyuchenko, 10 Keane
INTER MILAN 12 Castellazzi 04 Zanetti 06 Lucio (yellow card) 13 Maicon 25 Samuel (yellow card) 26 Chivu (yellow card) 10 Sneijder 11 Muntari (Obiora Nwankwo 53) 09 Eto'o 27 Pandev (Milito 71) 88 Biabiany (Phillippe Coutinho 64)
Substitutes 21 Orlandoni, 02 Cordoba, 23 Materazzi, 39 Santon, 40 Obiora Nwankwo, 29 Phillippe Coutinho, 22 Milito
