Cape Town - Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho thanked a quick-thinking ball-boy for quickly feeding the ball back into play, leading to Harry Kane's equaliser in a 4-2 comeback win over Olympiacos.
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Kane - who became the fastest player to score 20 goals in the competition (in just 23 matches) - equalised in the 50th minute for the home side who had trailed 2-0 at one stage.
With the ball rolling out of play, the ball-boy quickly ran towards the sideline and threw the ball to Serge Aurier who took a quick throw-in leading to Kane's goal.
"I love intelligent ball-boys like I was," Mourinho said.
"I was a brilliant ball-boy as a kid and this kid today was brilliant.
"Because he reads the game, he understands the game and he made an important assist so it's a good moment for him he'll never forget it.
Last season's Champions League finalists can now look forward to the knockout stages for a third straight season, but will go through in second place behind Bayern Munich in Group B after the German giants secured top spot with a 6-0 thrashing of Red Star Belgrade.
Spurs have now scored seven goals in winning Mourinho's first two games in charge to make a good first impression on many supporters unconvinced by the appointment of a former Chelsea manager renowned for a more conservative style of football.
Absolute class from the ball boy. Sign him up. @SpursOfficial #TottenhamOlympiacos #kane #Mourinho
— Devilish (@Welsh_Arjen) November 26, 2019
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Jose Mourinho makes sure the ball boy gets the respect he deserves for the assist ??????
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 26, 2019
Class. pic.twitter.com/4zWt0Jxwco
??Rio: "I wonder if they have been told as a group, get the ball back on."
— Last Word On Spurs?? (@LastWordOnSpurs) November 26, 2019
??Lineker: "Hopefully school will let him off homework."
?? Hoddle: "Hope his school isn't in Arsenal area!"
The impact of THAT ballboy.
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Compiled by Baden Gillion