Spurs were caught cold early on at White Hart Lane as former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi scored two first-half goals.
Manager harry Redknapp rang the changes at half-time and saw Giovanni Dos Santos pull a goal back for his side. However, a deflected Rossi strike and Marco Ruben's late goal secured a resounding win for the Yellow Submarine.
Spurs: Gomes (Button, 46); Hutton (Walker, 46), Dawson (Bassong, 46), Corluka, Naughton (Assou-Ekotto, 46); Lennon (Bale, 46), Huddlestone (Parrett, 78), Jenas (Rose, 19), Kranjcar (Taarabt, 81); Defoe (Giovani, 46), Keane (Crouch, 46)
Villarreal: Diego Lopez; Angel Lopez (Gaspar, 61), Musacchio (Kiko, 46), Catala (Castellani, 88), Oriol (Gullon, 84); Senna (Ruben, 61), Soriano (Insa, 78); Cani (Montero, 61), Fuster (Valero, 46), Cazorla (Cristobal, 46); Rossi (Perez, 78)
Source: PA
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