I couldn't have put it better myself...

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Kieran Trippier has been Spurs' best attacking outlet so far and he swings in a teasing delivery which is headed out for a home corner. Erik Lamela's clipped set-piece picks out Eric Dier, who charges towards the near post but powers his stooping header just past the right-hand post.

Signs of encouragement for Tottenham...

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Tottenham have offered nothing in an attacking sense. Zilch. Oh, hang on...

A hush falls around White Hart Lane as Marco Reus stands over the free-kick. Danger. But the delivery is poor, hitting Dele Alli which allows Kieran Trippier to boot clear. 'Ave it!

Eric Dier clatters into a yellow shirt close to the left touchline. The big lads go up from the back for Dortmund...

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Goalless in north London, goalless in Manchester. Not a vintage night of Europa League action so far...

First sign of Dortmund danger for Spurs. Slick interplay inside the box allows Henrikh Mkhitaryan to find Germany forward Marco Reus in an inch of space with a slick backheel. That's all this boy needs. He flashes a fierce shot goalwards before most people inside White Hart Lane have blinked. Fortunately for those of a Spurs persuasion it crashes into the side-netting.

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Yep, off comes Ben Davies. Danny Rose, who is Spurs' regular Premier League left-back, sprints on in his place.

More bother for Ben Davies. The Spurs left-back is still seeing stars after that earlier collision with keeper Hugo Lloris. He's crouching down on the turf - his night is over.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was one of the Dortmund stars last week. In fact, he's one of Dortmund's stars every week. But he's a rarity - a misplaced pass from the Armenia captain. Not sure exactly who is looking for...but it finds the ball boy stood between Hugo Lloris's post and the corner flag.

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Danny Rose, called up by England today, is told to start running up and down the touchline as Ben Davies receives treatment. Don't forget the stretches, lad. 

Good news...Davies is back on his feet. He walks off to the side and then returns with a jog. Think he's fine.

Postpublished at 6 mins

6 mins

Tottenham 0-0 Dortmund (Agg: 0-3)

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Moment of worry for Spurs - left-back Ben Davies looks to be out cold. The Wales defender is cleaned out by his own keeper Hugo Lloris as they both try to deal with a cross from the right by Marco Reus.

Decent early tempo here. Spurs being roared on by the home fans as they try to zip the ball around their midfield. But Dortmund are looking equally sprightly.

There will be no return to Old Trafford for former hero Gary Neville. Or no return to Anfield for that matter!

Valencia have been knocked out on away goals by fellow Spaniards Athletic Bilbao.

See all of the full-time results from the early games here.

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Tottenham need a fast start and tear out of the blocks like Usain Bolt. A searching ball towards Son Heung-min requires Dortmund keeper Roman Weidenfeller to race out Neuer-esque to head clear from outside his own area. Sweeper keeper.

World Cup final referee Nicola Rizzoli is the man in the middle tonight. The Italian does a quick head count, toots his whistle and that means we are rolling!

And the game at Old Trafford is also under way. Head over here if you want to cast an eye over that too.

Almost show-time. Here's a quick reminder of the two sides...

Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Davies, Dier, Mason, Lamela, Alli, Son, Chadli. Subs: Vorm, Rose, Kane, Onomah, Carroll, Winks, Carter-Vickers. 

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Subotic, Papastathopoulos, Schmelzer, Ginter, Castro, Weigl, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, Reus. Subs: Bonmann, Hummels, Sahin, Ramos, Pulisic, Kagawa, Durm. 

Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) 

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The Dortmund fans have been making a din from the away end from about 7pm. But they are drowned out by the home supporters as the players stroll out of the tunnel.

"Oh when the Spurs go marching innnnnn..."

And they haven't conceded a goal in their past four games....