Spurs Await Champions League Fate After Reaching Group Stages

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Peter Crouch’s hat trick secured Tottenham Hotspur’s first appearance in the Champions League group stage, where it could be pooled with last year’s winner Inter Milan and record nine-time champion Real Madrid.

Crouch’s three goals at White Hart Lane in north London last night lifted the English Premier League team to a 4-0 win over Young Boys, giving it a 6-3 victory over the two-game playoff following last week’s 3-2 loss in Switzerland.