Wednesday was one of those nights they will be replaying over and over again for years to come on the large screens of the new White Hart Lane. To not just beat Real Madrid, but to comprehensively outplay them for most of the 90 minutes, felt like a seminal moment in Tottenham history. It was a coming of age, when Spurs went toe-to-toe with one of the world's best football teams and was not overawed.
When the draw for the group stage of the Champions League was made back in August, many were saying Tottenham had been given the "Group of Death.