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Chelsea loanee Mohamed Salah struck the hammer blow as Fiorentina eliminated a lacklustre Tottenham from the Europa League in Florence.

With the tie marginally in Fiorentina's favour after a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane last week, Mauricio Pochettino's side were made to pay the price for their inability to score away from home.

Had Roberto Soldado not underhit a pass to Nacer Chadli with just Neto in their way during a quick first-half break, the Premier League
side may have been able to get on top in the tie.

However, Gomez's calm finish nine minutes into the second half gave the hosts a platform before Jan Vertonghen afforded Salah a golden
opportunity to double the lead 19 minutes from time.

After the Belgian failed to shepherd the ball to Hugo Lloris, Salah stole in and poked the ball home to effectively end the tie and see Vincenzo Montella's side into the next round.

Pochettino - who named leading scorer Harry Kane on the bench - will hope his side can make amends for a lacklustre showing when they take on Chelsea in Sunday's League Cup final at Wembley.

Fiorentina's returning goalkeeper Neto - playing his first game since December 21 after a contract dispute - was then called on to gather
Erik Lamela's long-range drive before a trio of attacks from the hosts were cut short by an offside flag.

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