Tottenham head to the Arctic Circle and face Tromso – in pictures

The Alfheim Stadium is lit up in the centre of Tromso Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

There's more than a dusting of snow on the pitch Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

And on the uncovered seats Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Cue the ground staff in their heavy machinery to get the synthetic pitch ship-shape Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Getting there Photograph: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/AFP/Getty Images

Rather unsurprisingly woolly hats and scarves are the order of the day amongst the visiting fans Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has also taken precautionary measures against the sub-zero temperatures Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

So that's what they've done with all the snow that was on the pitch Photograph: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/AP

There's a second-string feel to Villas-Boas's line-up as he has left behind a host of first-team players - Hugo Lloris, Kyle Walker, Younès Kaboul, Sandro, Paulinho, Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe have been rested. So the XI starting the game in the snow are Friedel; Naughton, Chiriches, Dawson, Fryers, Capoue, Dembele; Chadli, Townsend, Sigurdsson, Soldado Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Spurs were caught cold inside the first minute, and were not doubt grateful that Zdeněk Ondrášek slid wide of the target under pressure from outrushing goalkeeper Brad Friedel. Tottenham's Andros Townsend goes forward as Spurs get back in the game Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Townsend has been in the thick of it in the first half as Tottenham became accustomed to the snow-dusted synthetic surface and began to get on top. His clever reverse pass set up Gylfi Sigurdsson to drill just past the upright, before the England winger tested goalkeeper Benny Lekström with his own skidding effort from 25 yards Photograph: Scanpix/Reuters

Roberto Soldado gets his head to a cross but it doesn't trouble the Tromso keeper Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Just after the hour mark Gylfi Sigurdsson fizzes in a low free-kick from the left hand touchline. Defender Vlad Chiricheș gets a toe on the ball and it ricochetes off the sliding Tromso defender Adnan Сausevic and into his own net to give Tottenham the lead Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Twelve minutes later Dembele makes it 2-0. On the right Holtby plays a crisp pass into Sigurdsson on the edge of the area. His attempted reverse pass to Soldado was deflected to Mousa Dembele, who finishes calmly and easily with his left foot from 12 yards Photograph: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/EPA

Moments later the Belgian missed the chance to add further gloss to the scoreline, when after rounding the keeper, his shot came back off the base of the post. The two second-half goals put Tromso to the sword and the win extended their 100% Europa league record and ensured that they go into the knockout stage as Group winners. Final score: Tromso 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images