Pochettino: "Cristiano is fantastic; one of the best, Harry is one of the best and maybe better because he is young but I cannot talk about that because both are fantastic."

Here is my best summary:

Mauricio Pochettino had briefly run out of superlatives for Harry Kane before this match but, after watching a ‘perfect’ hat-trick here of left foot, right foot and header, those increasingly-tempting comparisons to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi became impossible to resist. It certainly felt almost like an act of mercy to Apoel Nicosia when Kane was brought off here in the 75th minute after almost singlehandedly inspiring a 3-0 win. He has now scored 34 goals in his past 30 matches and this was also a fourth hat-trick in the space of just nine months. Davies had spoken before the game of how Spurs were learning to maintain their patience and not fall into the trap of over-committing players, even while in control of the ball, but Apoel were a persistent threat. They were finding particular space behind Serge Aurier down Tottenham’s right and were within inches of taking the lead when Stathis Aloneftis released Igor de Camargo, only for his powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area to cannon off the cross-bar. Spurs had an excellent chance to extend their lead within seconds of the second-half starting when Kane found Son down Tottenham’s left but his attempt from an acute angle went narrowly wide. . Harry Kane has put Spurs into a commanding 0-3 lead Spurs have doubled their lead, and it's Harry Kane with the goal to make it 0-2 Second half: APOEL Nicosia 0-1 Spurs TEAM NEWS - APOEL

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