According to the official website of UEFA, there were 80,465 spectators at Wembley on Thursday night when Tottenham Hotspur clashed with Gent in the Europa League.<br /><br />That figure is a new record for attendance in Europe<span class="body1">&rsquo;s second most important club competition, beating the previous record of </span><span class="body1">75,180 that was set last season when Manchester United hosted Liverpool.<br /><br />Of the top five matches, Manchester United featured in three, the others being their games with Fenerbah&ccedil;e on October 20, 2016 and Ajax Amsterdam on February 23, 2012.<br /><br />Nigeria internationals Moses Simon and Anderson Esiti were on parade for Gent at Wembley, while England star of Nigerian heritage Dele Alli was in action for 40 minutes. <br /><br /><b><u>Highest attendances in the UEFA Europa League</u></b><br /><br />1. 80,465 &ndash; Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Gent, 23/02/2017, round of 32 second leg<br />2. 75,180 &ndash; Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool, 17/03/2016, round of 16 second leg<br />3. 73,063 &ndash; Manchester United 4-1 Fenerbah&ccedil;e, 20/10/2016, group stage<br />4. 67,553 &ndash; Dynamo Kyiv 5-2 Everton, 19/03/2015, round of 16 second leg<br />5. 67,328 &ndash; Manchester United 1-2 Ajax, 23/02/2012, round of 32 second leg<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : uefa.com<br /></span>