Tottenham Hotspur's Europa League hopes are hanging by a thread after a 2-1 defeat at home to PAOK Salonika.
The visitors took the lead after six minutes when Dimitris Salpingidis was on hand to head past Heurelho Gomes in the Spurs goal.
The Greek side doubled their lead seven minutes later when Stefanos Athanasiadis was unmarked to head in from six yards.
Spurs gave themselves a lifeline with five minutes to play in the first half when Luka Modric scored from the spot after Konstantinos Stafylidis had handled Harry Kane's shot on the line. The defender was sent off for the offence.
Harry Redknapp's side bombarded the Salonika goal in the second half and they thought that they had equalised with 10 minutes to go when Jermain Defoe collected the ball in the area before poking in. However, the goal was ruled out for offside.
William Gallas came close minutes later, but his header was blocked on the line.
The result means that Spurs will need a big win against Shamrock Rovers in their final game, with the hope that Rubin Kazan lose to PAOK.
Jack Prescott
