Spurs saunter onwards in European adventure

LONDON - Washing away the pain of last year's botched Champions League campaign, Tottenham completed this group stage as Europe's leading team.

A 3-0 victory over a timid APOEL Nicosia on Wednesday took Tottenham to 16 points, the highest total of any team this term, and first place in Group H ahead of holder Real Madrid.

That's major progress for a team that could not even make the knockout phase last season, and is only appearing in the Champions League for the third time.