Spurs bagged a solid away win in Norway to set up a final against their Premier League rivals and keep their hopes of silverware alive
Tottenham secured their place in the Europa League final as Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro scored in the second half of their return leg with Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night, setting up a Bilbao showdown with Premier League rivals Manchester United later this month.
Having established a 3-1 lead in the first leg of the semi-final, Tottenham knew a solid performance at the Aspmyra Stadion would seal their place in the final. They did their bit in an ordinary first half, keeping a spluttering Bodo/Glimt attack at arm's length without providing too much threat of their own. Brennan Johnson nearly got on the end of a low Destiny Udogie cross, but goalkeeper Nikita Haikin palmed it away to safety.
Guglielmo Vicario did have to make one eye-catching save from a swerving Patrick Berg free-kick, but the Norwegian side didn't do enough to reduce the deficit and entered the second half knowing a big effort would be needed to grab the convincing win they needed.
However, no discernible improvement arrived and instead Solanke provided the goal Spurs needed to put them out of sight with a three-goal aggregate lead. Mathys Tel's corner was met by Cristian Romero and the striker was on hand to prod the ball in from close range.
Not long later it was 2-0. Porro got the chance to cross but the ball instead flew over Haikin in freakish fashion, onto the back post and in, extinguishing any lingering hope for Bodo/Glimt.
Tottenham will now face United in the final in Bilbao on Wednesday 21 May with silverware and Champions League football next season at stake.
GOAL rates Tottenham's players from Aspmyra Stadion…
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Guglielmo Vicario (6/10):
Decent save from a free-kick in the first half. Picked up a yellow card for time-wasting.
Pedro Porro (8/10):
Hit the target with a free-kick from distance early on but then found the target with a pretty fortuitous mishit. Strong elsewhere.
Cristian Romero (7/10):
Organised those around him well and stepped in to make sharp tackles.
Micky van de Ven (7/10):
Showed his trademark recovery pace when it was required.
Destiny Udogie (7/10):
Offered an extra option in the final third and did some good defensive work.
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Yves Bissouma (8/10):
Probably Spurs' best midfielder on the night, intervening and driving forward on occasion.
Rodrigo Bentancur (7/10):
Made a lot of defensive contributions, mopping up loose balls well.
Dejan Kulusevski (7/10):
Not at his sharpest but did bag an assist for Porro's strike.
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Brennan Johnson (6/10):
Got through some good defensive work, but picked up a booking for a late tackle.
Dominic Solanke (8/10):
Some good driving runs got Spurs up the pitch and he was in the right place to get his goal.
Richarlison (4/10):
Got into great areas but rarely made the most of his half opportunities.
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Mathys Tel (6/10):
Good delivery from a corner led to Solanke's goal.
Pape Sarr (6/10):
Kept things sturdy in midfield.
Ange Postecoglou (8/10):
His side kept Bodo/Glimt quiet before grabbing the two second-half goals needed to make things safe. Now has to make sure he delivers in a huge final later this month.