Tottenham fans showed their admiration for the sheer quality of Borussia Dortmund's performance in the Europa League on Thursday night after applauding the German side off the pitch - despite being beaten by the team 3-0 in the last-16 first-leg clash.

Mauricio Pochettino was forced to watch on as his Spurs side suffered their heaviest defeat of the season in Germany, in what was his 100th game in charge of the north London side, thanks to goals from Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and a brace from Marco Reus.

Such was the manner of Dortmund's win against a much-changed Tottenham side that the 3,400 Spurs fans who made the trip to watch the game could only show their appreciation for the German team by clapping the players off the pitch.

The victory gives Dortmund, who currently sit in second place in the Bundesliga, a major advantage going into the second leg at White Hart Lane next week while Spurs will need to pick themselves back up as they face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.

Watch Spurs supporters applaud Dortmund in the clip below.