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Cristian Romero shows true Tottenham colours with honest message after huge Frankfurt win

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Cristian Romero was back at his very best as Tottenham advanced to the Europa League semi-finals after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on aggregate.

Spurs headed to the Deutsche Bank Park knowing they head to beat the German side on the night to reach the next round having drawn the first leg 1-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Unsurprisingly, the first 40 minutes were cagey to say the least but that changed just before half-time.

James Maddison was spotted making a run behind the Frankfurt defence and just as he made first contact with the ball, he was wiped out by goalkeeper Kaua Santos. Initially,

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Since returning from injury in early March, Dominic Solanke has not scored but he showed no signs of any nerves with his spot-kick calmly placed down the middle.

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"Yeah, I'm delighted with many things, super proud of the lads," "Going away from home, a quarter-final against a very good side, you know you're going to have to work really hard, be really disciplined and we needed to score. We had to show the quality we had as well.

"To a man I just thought they were outstanding, so proud of them. In such a big game, they delivered a performance and it means we're through to a semi-final. I think over the two legs we deserved to go through. It could have been all over in the first leg but we earned the right to be in the semi."

After a challenging afternoon at Molineux against Wolves, the Argentine put that firmly behind him with an excellent display.

but the 26-year-old has seemingly made it clear where his allegiances lie.

Posting to , alongside some images from the clash, he said: "Semifinalllllll. Just like today as a family [flexed arm and white heart emoji] @spursofficial. And let them tell it however they want. Lets go."

James Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Pedro Porro, Guglielmo Vicario and even former Spurs man Emerson Royal were among those in the replies with it clear he is well liked in the dressing room.

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