Bodo/Glimt 0-2 Tottenham (agg: 1-5): Spurs into Europa League final after emphatic semi-final victory
Tottenham are through to the Europa League final after overcoming Bodo/Glimt 5-1 on aggregate in their semi-final showdown.
One of the big stories from the first leg was the late strike from Ulrik Saltnes which gave this fixture a different outlook ahead of kick-off in Norway.
That goal coupled with an artificial pitch, Bodo/Glimt's impressive home form and the return of key players such as Marcus Berg, a difficult night was predicted for Ange Postecoglou's side.
However, it was a relative straight forward assignment near the Arctic Circle for the north London outfit who can now prepare for a Europa League final in Bilbao on May 21, 2025.
The first half passed with very few goalmouth action to write home about. Nikita Haikin tipped a Pedro Porro free-kick over the bar, whilst Guglielmo Vicario did the same at the other end when Patrick Berg attempted to catch him out.
Needing a goal to give their supporters something to cling on to, Bodo/Glimt created a few half chances early in the second half, but any hope of a comeback were extinguished just after the hour mark.
Firstly, Dominic Solanke reacted quickest to Cristian Romero's knockdown in the area to poke the ball home from close range and restore Spurs' three-goal advantage.
Minutes later, Porro caught out Haikin with what was surely a cross that looped over the Bodo/Glimt goalkeeper and into the back of the net off the post.
For all the talk of how much a different proposition Bodo/Glimt are at home, they rarely threatened Vicario's goal as Spurs eased home with an all-English Europa League final against Manchester United now the focus for Postecoglou.
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