Jose Mourinho praises quick-thinking ballboy after Tottenham's Champions League win

Jose Mourinho praised the quick-thinking ballboy who helped send Tottenham through to the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Spurs booked their place in the last 16 with a 4-2 win over Olympiacos as they recovered from 2-0 down in Mourinho's first home game in charge.

After a woeful opening half-hour left them trailing to Youssef El Arabi and Ruben Semedo goals, Dele Alli got Spurs back in it before the young ballboy, later named by the club as Callum Hynes, took centre stage.

His speedy retrieval of a ball early in the second half allowed Serge Aurier to set Lucas Moura clear with a quick throw-in, and the Brazilian set up Harry Kane to make it 2-2.

Aurier and Kane then made it a comfortable night in the end for Spurs and left Mourinho not only boasting about his own past as a ballboy, but also the quality of the current one.