Thousands of fans have conducted the streets of North London for an open bus parade to celebrate Tottenham Hotspur's Europa League victory against Manchester United in Bilbao on Wednesday evening.
Tottenham's 1-0 win over United in the final, secured by the decisive goal of Brennan Johnson in the first half, marked the end of a 17-year-old trophy-dried and produced the first European trophy of the club since 1984.
The Parade started at 18:30 CET by Edmonton Green, weaving by Fore Street, High Road, Lansdown Road, Willoughby Lane and Sloot in Northumberland Park near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Fans stood along the route, waving with flags and singing, while manager Ange Postecoglou and Captain Son Heung-Min proudly showed the Europa League trophy on top of the bus.
In the stadium, festivities continued with live music, a Q&A session with club legends and a formal trophy presentation.
A general display as fans release pyrotechnics prior to the Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Europa League Trophy Paradeharry Murphy / Getty images via AFP
When asked to summarize the atmosphere, a squatters, dressed with sunglasses, was delighted to finally win a trophy in a Spurs shirt after a series of near-miss.
“Look at this, great feeling,” the South Korean star told Spurstv.
“I will never forget this moment. The last two days went so fast.
“I waited, I dreamed of the moment. It finally happened and a bit of the pressure went away, but I am so happy that I did it here. I did it in a Spurs shirt.”
The Dutch defender Micky van de Ven, who made a phenomenal goal line to keep the score on 1-0, said he could not be more proud of his teammates.
“It's incredible, man,” said Van de Ven. “I slept a bit (in the last 48 hours).
“The season we had, it was so difficult, but we have the trophy and we are so happy. I am so proud of the boys.
“If you experience this, you want to do it over and over again. We're going to try to do the same beautiful things next season.”
Son Heung-Min van Tottenham Hotspur speaks in a microphone while teammate James Maddison holds the UEFA Europa League Trofyleon Neal / Getty images via AFP
The victory not only added a prestigious European title to the history of Tottenham, but also provided their qualification for the UEFA Champions League from 2025/26 and offered a silver lining what an other challenging domestic season has been.
On Thursday, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said that he was “very” hungry to build on his success after winning the Europa League on Wednesday, with speculation that was still swung around his future.
The Australian's task is still on the line with the club 17th in the Premier League after a gloomy domestic campaign, and he said that the decision is not up to him.
“Very (hungry to build on it), we have a very young group of players and you can talk to them about success and what it means, but until they feel it, it doesn't really become,” Postecoglou told reporters.
“I still have the feeling that there is a lot of work to do, and I think that is pretty clear – but not as much work as people think.
“People can continue with our 20 competitions and where we are, but they miss the point of what we are trying to build here or what I try to do, and I really feel that tonight a great platform can be for us to continue.”