Alli wonder strike in Spurs' Europa stroll

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.

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.