The Frenchman fut coins chosen ahead of Brad Friedel, denied Kozak twice in the first half and was a steady and assuring presence throughout.Tottenham rarely threatened - although Gareth Bale's early strike should not have been ruled out for offside.

But Panathinaikos' victory over Maribor means Tottenham only have to draw their final game at home to the Greeks next month to qualify.Gascoigne's emotional lap of honour had whipped up the feelings of both sets of fans, and the game started off with a bang for the away side.

Spurs should have been 1-0 up after just four minutes when Bale latched on to Tom Carroll's through-ball and rounded Federico Marchetti, but the linesman ruled out the goal for offside.Tottenham continued to dominate and went close when Bale picked out Gylfi Sigurdsson, but Stefan Radu intervened to prevent the forward from scoring.