Spurs finish UEFA group in style
Rangers end on top too
Wenger fined for Pardew bust up
—– Tottenham Hotspur ease to a comfortable victory 3-1 over Dinamo Bucuresti at White Hart Lane to secure top spot in UEFA Cup Group B.
Dimitar Berbatov opens the scoring after 16 minutes before Jermain Defoe strikes a second before half-time.
Defoe sidefoots home his second after the break with Jean-Philippe Mendy adding an injury-time consolation.
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—– Rangers beat Partizan Belgrade at Ibrox to win UEFA Cup Group A.
Defender Alan Hutton heads home the only goal after 55 minutes.
The Gers equal their record of 12 successive unbeaten games in Europe as they smoothly progress to the last 32.
—– Arsene Wenger is fined £10,000 and warned about his future conduct by the Football Association following his touchline bust up with Alan Pardew last month.
The Arsenal manager pushed the former West Ham United boss at the end of the Premiership match at Upton Park which the Hammers won 1-0 with a late goal.
Wenger reflects: “I got fined severely. I’m not happy with it but I said I regret it and I was over-reacting, so I accept the fine.”
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