In pictures - the best images of Tottenham v Inter Milan

With 15 goals already this season including two in the 4-3 victory over Tottenham last month, Samuel Eto'o arrives at White Hart Lane as a striker in rich form Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Spurs discuss who has the best colour boots before kick off Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Rafael Benítez, Inter's manager, takes his seat before the game. Victory would all but guarantee their passage to the last 16 Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The opening exchanges are lively. Here, William Gallas looks to dispossess Eto'o on the left flank Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Walter Samuel attacks a free-kick as Peter Crouch and Tom Huddlestone attend to the danger Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Rafael Van der Vaart celebrates putting Tottenham ahead in the 18th minute Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Following his hat-trick at the San Siro, Gareth Bale is again proving himself a menace to Inter Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The Welshman's pace and ingenuity are too much for Maicon Photograph: Tom Jenkins

And he's not bad in defence either. Here a well-timed sliding tackle dispossess Jonathan Biabiany Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Carlo Cudicini saves a curling free-kick from Wesley Sneijder near the end of the first half Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Benoi Assou-Ekotto tries to hold off Jonathan Biabiany Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Bale hooks an effort at goal in the second half, but the ball sails a yard wide Photograph: Tom Jenkins

In the 61st minute, Peter Crouch gives Spurs a two-goal cushion after Bale had outstripped his marker and supplied a piercing low cross Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Crouch may be the scorer, but the credit rightly belongs to Bale Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Inter hit back with a rasping goal from Eto'o - a strike which prompts Harry Redknapp to reorganise his players Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Spurs substitute Roman Pavlyuchenko then makes it 3-1 by slotting home at the far post, again Bale was the provider Photograph: Tom Jenkins

What a night it's been for Spurs and for Bale, his performance as dazzling as it was in the previous tie Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The game finishes 3-1 to Spurs - a result which lifts them to the top of the group above Inter on goal difference Photograph: Tom Jenkins