A second eleven Celtic side currently lead Tottenham 2-0 at Wembley, after a dominant first-half performance against a flailing Spurs team. An eighth minute header from Chris Killen and a good solo goal by Giorgios Samaras just before half-time means Spurs face an uphill struggle to win the Wembley Cup, particularly as Barcelona earlier crushed a weak Al-Ahly team 4-1 and Celtic knocked five past the Egyptians in their opener.
Harry Redknapp decided to start a strong - and largely unchanged - team for today's match but Spurs were not at the race for much of the opening period. They had plenty of possession but it was Celtic's clinical finishing that was most evident.
Spurs started the second half brightly, with substitutes Livermore and Modric, and O'Hara all having chanced to reduce the arrears. However, they still remain two goals behind their guests and face a humiliating defeat in front of many of their supporters, a real setback in an otherwise positive pre-season programme.
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