Hugo Lloris had said before Tottenham's Europa League meeting with his old club Lyon that he expected "a match of Champions League level". The French goalkeeper - a spectator here - wasn't far wrong, as this much-maligned competition had an occasion that crackled with a pleasing intensity. The respective coaches Andre Villas-Boas and Remi Garde were feeling it, perched studiously on the edge of the touchline like the pelican bookends from Bagpuss and Co.
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