LONDON -- Harry Kane says Tottenham made a "statement" with the 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley and proved themselves against one of Europe's best teams.
Kane scored twice, both superb left-footed strikes, after Son Heung-Min's opener as Spurs recorded a landmark win in the Champions League and enjoyed a significant psychological boost after their struggles at Wembley.
Spurs travel to Cyprus to play Apoel Nicosia next, before a trip to the Santiago Bernabeu, while Champions League holders Real Madrid are the next visitors to the national stadium on Nov. 1.
"It is a statement -- and that is what we wanted to make," Kane said after Spurs won for just the second time in 12 matches at Wembley. "Everyone knows Dortmund are one of the best teams in Europe and we beat them 3-1, but it could probably have been 4-1 or 5-1.
"We are in this competition to try to go very far. It is a tough group, but a game like that will only help us. We want to make Wembley like White Hart Lane was last year, a place where it's very difficult for teams to win. We want to prove ourselves against the best in Europe and we did that last night.
"It's important to try and produce your best against the best in Europe and Dortmund are definitely one of them. It was a pleasing performance from me personally and, of course, a massive win for the team.
"If you win your three home games in the Champions League you're near enough through to the next round, so that's what we said. We wanted to improve our home form, and against a good team we had to win because the Champions League doesn't wait for anybody, so it's fantastic for us to get off to that good start."
The England striker and Toby Alderweireld have said that Wednesday's victory was down to tactical maturity and learning lessons from last season, when Spurs beat only CSKA Moscow in the Champions League group stage.
The hosts defended deeper than usual and soaked up Dortmund's pressure before hitting them on the counter-attack, and Son's fourth minute-opener and Kane's first goal were from quick breaks.
Asked if Spurs had been instructed to play on the counter by manager Mauricio Pochettino, Kane said: "Not really. I think he always wants us to press, and we'll always try and press.
"I thought maybe first half we dropped a little bit too much, and he said at half-time he wanted us to push up a bit more and I thought we did it better in the second half.
"I thought, when they went to one side, we all got across, made it difficult for them to play it back out. I think when you play the top teams in Europe, you can't always press because they've got good players one-on-one, they'll find holes and gaps and exploit the space in behind. Sometimes you've got to drop off, catch your breath a bit and then go again, and we were clinical on the counter-attack."