In other matches played on Saturday in the EPL, Hull City beat West Ham United 2-1, while Manchester United drew goalless with West Brom
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The England international was shown a straight red card for a tackle on Brecht Dejaegere in the 2-2 draw at Wembley Stadium on February 23, Tottenham’s last outing in the competition before being eliminated
The visitors were on top for the vast majority of the game in Dortmund and hit the post through Adam Lallana in the first half, but the script was written for Podolski to call time on his 12-year international career in style with a memorable winning goal
The England international has built a reputation for having a hot-headed nature, not helped by a straight red shown to him in the recent Europa League meeting with Gent for a dangerous studs-up challenge
Dele Alli scored two of the goals
Spurs have now won a club-record nine successive Premier League matches at White Hart Lane
Alli moved to White Hart Lane from MK Dons in February 2015 for an initial fee of £5m and is now thought to be worth around £34 million
Kante proved to be one of the stand-out performers in Leicester’s remarkable title triumph in 2015-16 and has been similarly effective since moving to Stamford Bridge
Tottenham will remain without the services of Danny Rose, who is suffering from a knee problem, and Erik Lamela, whose hip problem has shown no signs of easing
Alli was given his marching orders towards the latter stages of the first half for a dreadful knee-high challenge on Brecht Dejaegere which was widely condemned around football
Harry Kane scored an own goal and Dele Alli was sent off for a crude studs-up challenge as the Belgian outfit successfully avoided defeat in North London
Having seen Burnley, Leicester City and Manchester City all fail to win on Saturday, Spurs boss, Mauricio Pochettino, took no chances with his team selection as the likes of Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen all started
France international Pogba swapped Juventus for Old Trafford in August for a fee of around £89 million, surpassing the previous world-record transfer that saw Gareth Bale depart Spurs in 2013
The England international has already scored 13 times during the 2016-17 season
The 20-year-old has scored 13 goals and assisted two more for Spurs in all competitions this term, adding to a tally of 10 goals and nine assists in his breakthrough campaign at White Hart Lane
The visitors struggled to truly get going in the first half, constantly finding themselves open at the back for Man City’s attackers to take advantage of
The Barcelona striker is ahead of teammate, Lionel Messi, who is valued by academics at £149 million
The result sees Spurs leapfrog Liverpool into second place, while West Brom remain eighth in the table
Tottenham will recall a host of players from their win over Aston Villa last weekend in the third round of the FA Cup
The London side have a strict wage structure that limits earnings to £100,000 a week, with striker Harry Kane and keeper Hugo Lloris agreeing contracts at that level this season