Academy graduates Dane Scarlett, Damola Ajayi and Mikey Moore scored their first Spurs objectives to secure the place in the Europa League Last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Elfsborg in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Scarlett replaced a wounded Radu Dragusin, which was introduced during the break, to hold on to an intersection Dejan Kulusevski Cross and the breakthrough home (70).
Ajayi, who was introduced in the 81st minute, took a little more than three minutes to mark his debut with a goal, while Moore found the back of the net in injury time to a perfect evening for the Spurs Academy Cap in Cap.
The victory secured fourth place, which means that Tottenham avoids the play-offs and will look forward to a round-of-16 draw against one of Union Saint-Gilloise, AZ Alkmaar, Real Sociedad or Olympiakos.
Traces were frustrated during the early exchanges by an eleven dorgers who are stimulated by a lively traveling support. Their Swedish opponents had only played two competitive matches since 12 December.
Tottenham's early search for a opener was thwarted by the goalkeeper Isak Pettersson of Elfsborg, who quickly held Pape Sarr and Moore with a few point-blank stops.
The half-time interval made changes for Spurs with Micky van de Ven, who made his return to the side, was replaced by Dragusin, while Heung-Min Son and Rodrigo Bentancur also made way.
While the increasing injuries will concern Ange Postecoglou, the young people of Tottenham have delivered to finish an important series of competitions. They travel to Brentford on Sunday to put an end to a series of four consecutive Premier League losses for a trip to Liverpool in the second stage of their semi-final of Carabao Cup, with both matches live on Sky Sports.
Last Europa League table
This is how the Europa League ended after eight rounds of competitions:
When is the Europa League knockout phase?
Knock-out Play-Offs: February 13 and February 20, 2025 Round from 16: March 6 and March 13, 2025 Quarter-finales: April 10 and April 17, 2025 Semi-finals: May 1 and May 8, 2025 Final: 21 May 2025
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