LONDON (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur central defender Micky van de Ven scored a sensational solo goal in his side's 4-0 home rout of FC Copenhagen which lifted the London club into the top eight in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The flying Dutchman took possession of the ball on the edge of his own penalty area in the 64th minute and sped the length of the pitch through a flimsy Copenhagen defence to smash home a shot and make it 3-0.