Bodo/Glimt v Tottenham LIVE: Spurs overcome Arctic challenge to book place in Europa League final
Bodo/Glimt 0-2 Tottenham (agg 1-5): Spurs overcome the Arctic expedition to book their place in the Europa League final in Bilbao
Tottenham put on a clinic in game management to put their Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt to bed and book their place in a European final.
Bringing a 3-1 lead to the Arctic Circle, Spurs didn't allow the Norwegian underdogs to gain any early momentum, with their only real first-half opening coming from a dead-ball scenario. Patrick Berg tried to catch Guglielmo Vicario out with a swerving free-kick, but the Italian stopper was equal to it to palm over.
Ange Postecoglou's side then gave themselves clear daylight in the tie after the restart, with Dominic Solanke prodding home before Pedro Porro caught out Nikita Haikin from wide to bend into the top corner.
Spurs will now face Man United in an all-English Europa League final, with the two Premier League rivals set to lock horns over continental silverware in Bilbao on May 21.
Relive all the action from Norway below:
BACK UNDERWAY! Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham (agg 1-3)
And we’re off again. Tottenham are 45 minutes away from a European final.
The neutral will be hoping for more action in the second half. Spurs, meanwhile, will be very happy for this to continue being a slow burner.
HALF-TIME! Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham (agg 1-3)
The Norwegian royals are in attendance!
HALF-TIME! Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham (agg 1-3)
HALF-TIME! Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham (agg 1-3)
No damage done for Tottenham so far as they go into the break with their 3-1 lead still in tact.
Little to speak of in proper chances other than free-kicks, but Spurs will be more than happy with that.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham (agg 1-3)
45+1 mins: The corner falls to Bissouma who blazes over the bar.
That will be that for the first half.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham (agg 1-3)
45 mins: Haikin gifts Spurs a corner on the stroke of half-time.
With just ONE minute added on, this would a great time to score.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham (agg 1-3)
41 mins: Berg catches Vicario off his line and goes for goes from halfway.
He doesn’t get the distance or direction right, but it was safe to say Vicario looked a bit lost for a second there.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham (agg 1-3)
39 mins: Udogie launches a deep free-kick towards Solanke in the box, but it’s just too high for him.
As he lands, he appears to pull up with an injury, but he walks it off and looks alright.
Elsewhere is the Europa League, Man United are 1-0 down to Athletic Bilbao at Old Trafford. That reduces United’s advantage to 3-1.
Surely they can’t blow that, right?
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham (agg 1-3)
37 mins: Bodo/Glimt are growing into this game more and more. They’re getting down the left flank and trying to cause some damage.
Spurs started with a really strong press but that’s begun to wane.
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