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Tottenham Thrash Fiorentina in Brutal Demonstration of Progress

Tottenham have taken immense strides this season, and their 3-0 Europa League second-leg hammering of Fiorentina is emblematic of that progress.

Last season, a meeting with the same opposition saw Spurs bow out meekly after a particularly inept second leg in Florence.

That match was notable only really for the final footnote of Roberto Soldado's Tottenham career. The Spaniard contrived to squander a two-on-none chance, and Spurs were out.

A year later, with many of the same players on both sides, Tottenham were the vastly superior team.

In the first leg, Spurs blew Fiorentina away in the opening hour but were unable to transfer that dominance to the scoreboard.