Soccer - Uefa Cup: Tom Huddlestone's header earned Tottenham the point they needed against Spartak Moscow to reach the Uefa Cup knockout stages but it was an uncomfortable night for Harry Redknapp's men.
Redknapp insists it is easier to get in this competition than it is to get out and his players proved him right with a woeful first 45 minutes at White Hart Lane where Artem Dzuba scored twice for the Russians.
It took Luka Modric's first Spurs goal and Huddlestone's leveller to earn the point they needed to be sure of a path out of Group D.
Elsewhere Manchester City finished top of Group A despite losing 3-1 to Racing Santander.
Manager Mark Hughes made wholesale changes with qualification already assured and a vital Premier League game against West Brom to come on Sunday.
And it showed with Jonathan Pereira and Oscar Serrano scoring in the first half with Juan Valera also finding the target.
Substitute Felipe Caicedo scored a late consolation goal for City.
Racing were eliminated from the competition after Paris St Germain's 4-0 victory over Twente pushed them down into fourth place in the standings.
Tonight's Uefa Cup Results
Group A
PSG 4 FC Twente 0
Racing Santander 3 Man City 1
Group B
Benfica 0 FC Metalist Kharkiv 1
Olympiacos 4 Hertha Berlin 0
Group C
Sampdoria 1 Sevilla 0
VfB Stuttgart 3 Standard Liege 0
Group D
NEC 2 Udinese 0
Tottenham 2 Spartak Moscow 2
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