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Tottenham players have hailed Micky van de Ven after the defender's stunning solo goal against Copenhagen .

The flying Dutchman is known for his forays forward, but took things to extremes on Tuesday night .

Picking up the ball on the edge of the Spurs penalty area, the centre-back ran almost 80 yards with the ball as Copenhagen players tried and failed to bring him down, before a thunderous finish inside the near post.

Speaking afterwards, Van de Ven explained : "I started dribbling and thought I would see if they would catch up and they didn't. I was feeling good, and

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