There was no shortage of alacrity as well as quality.
'Erik's goal was the best I have seen live or on television, without a doubt, 100%,' said Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen. Picking up a loose ball on the edge of the box, Tottenham Hotspur FC's Erik Lamela brought his left foot behind his right to power in an outrageous 'rabona' finish – opponents Asteras Tripolis FC, those in the crowd and even team-mates could only stand and admire. Not one of them can have seen a goal scored like the one at White Hart Lane on matchday three, however. Indeed six of the all-time top ten UEFA Europa League attendances were set this season.
Though the Ukrainian capital soon warmed to Dnipro, it was for usual NSK Olimpiyskyi stadium inhabitants, FC Dynamo Kyiv, that a competition-record 67,553 crowd turned out for the round of 16 second-leg success over Everton FC.
