Tottenham v Bodo/Glimt LIVE: Spurs have one foot in Europa League final despite late scare
Tottenham 3-1 Bodo/Glimt: Goals from Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke have Spurs dreaming of a first trophy since 2008
Tottenham defeated Bodo/Glimt 3-1 to take control of the Europa League semi-finals and move a step closer to ending their 17-year trophy drought.
Brennan Johnson opened after just 41 seconds and James Maddison scored a magnificent second, controlling Pedro Porro’s long pass and finishing, as Ange Postecoglou’s side dominated the first half.
Dominic Solanke’s penalty on the hour-mark put Spurs in a commanding position, but Bodo captain Ulrik Saltnes pulled one back late on to offer the Norwegian champions some hope ahead of next week’s return leg.
Bodo are still huge underdogs but they knocked out Italian side Lazio in the quarter-finals and will have home advantage on their next week as they return to their home inside the Arctic Circle.
And a potential Tottenham-Manchester United final moved a step closer too after Ruben Amorim’s side won 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao ahead of next week’s return leg at Old Trafford.
Follow reaction from Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League semi-final below
Tottenham 3-0 Bodo/Glimt
74 mins: Silly challenge by Romero, who ends up in the book for a foul that was not necessary at 3-0 up.
Solanke has also hit the deck with an issue. He comes straight off for Odobert.
Tottenham 3-0 Bodo/Glimt
71 mins: Spurs are 3-0 up, Manchester United are 3-0 up.
Barring a calamitous capitulation - which isn’t exactly impossible given their seasons - we are getting an all-Premier League final in the Europa League.
This will be MASSIVE!
Tottenham 3-0 Bodo/Glimt
69 mins: CHANCE! Solanke gets into a shooting position once more as he drives into the box, but his low shot is deflected behind for a corner.
Romero meets the delivery and heads just wide.
Tottenham 3-0 Bodo/Glimt
65 mins: It’s a party atmosphere in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but all is not perfect.
Maddison has gone down with what looks like a hamstring injury and has been forced off in place of Kulusevski.
Should Spurs hold onto this hefty advantage and book their place in the Europa League final, that could prove a massive blow.
GOAL! Tottenham 3-0 Bodo/Glimt
61 mins: GOAL! Dominic Solanke steps up... and converts with EASE!
He doesn’t take his eyes off the keeper, watching him go one way before rolling the other.
Spurs are teetering on a European final!
PENALTY! Tottenham 2-0 Bodo/Glimt
60 mins: As expected, penalty!
This could be the tie.
Tottenham 2-0 Bodo/Glimt
59 mins: Maddison has teammates free on the edge of the box but dinks into the middle. The ball loops which prompts Romero to leap for the header - and on the way down, he gets caught on the calf by a Bodo/Glimt player.
The ref is going to the screen! This looks like a penalty for Spurs...
Tottenham 2-0 Bodo/Glimt
57 mins: First yellow card of the evening as Bjorkan stands on Johnson’s foot.
Dangerous free-kick position on the right of the Bodo-Glimt box.
Tottenham 2-0 Bodo/Glimt
53 mins: Maddison delivers a free-kick from deep which is headed out by a Bodo/Glimt shirt for a corner.
It’s whipped in and Solanke leaps to meet it, but he’s beaten to the ball which sparks a Bodo/Glimt counter.
Blomberg makes a run and would have been in on goal if not for an important Udogie intervention.
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