It was another European night for Tottenham to savour on Tuesday, yet the 2-1 win at Borussia Dortmund was not the most important game of the week, or even the fortnight.
Had Spurs lost in Germany, they would still have been favourites to finish ahead of Real Madrid. Conversely, they are not where they would have hoped in the Premier League, lying 11 points off the top and only one ahead of seventh-placed Burnley.
The next three league matches against West Brom, Leicester and Watford always carried more weight, and no one should lose sight of that now amid the euphoria of another Champions League triumph.