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Alli wonder strike in Spurs' Europa stroll

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Dele Alli's wonder bicycle kick goal gave Spurs the lead in their Europa Leagie tie with Wolfsberg.
Camera IconDele Alli's wonder bicycle kick goal gave Spurs the lead in their Europa Leagie tie with Wolfsberg.

Dele Alli scored with a dazzling overhead kick and set up two other goals as Tottenham beat Austrian side Wolfsberg 4-0 in the Europa League to become the first team to qualify for the last-16.

Alli, handed a rare start by Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho, flicked the ball up after meeting a right-wing cross by Matt Doherty, then leapt with his back to goal to direct an acrobatic effort into the bottom corner in the 11th minute of the second-leg match in the round of 32.

The midfielder crossed for Carlos Vinicius to head in the second goal in the 50th, then played in substitute Gareth Bale to curl a powerful 73rd-minute shot into the top corner.

Vinicius added a fourth for Tottenham, who completed an 8-1 victory on aggregate.

The remaining second leg matches in the last-32 are being staged on Thursday.

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The Tottenham-Wolfsberg game was played on Wednesday to avoid a clash with fellow north London club Arsenal, who are also at home in the second leg against Benfica - although that game is being played in Athens because of coronavirus restrictions.

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