Tottenham achieved their place in the Europa League final with a 2-0 win over Bodo/Glint in the semi-final second stage on Thursday and won 5-1 aggregated.
2024/2025 UEFA Europa League
0-2
- Solanke (63 ')
- Porro (69 ')
Match report
Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro scored the most important goals in the second half, while Spurs survived a number of fears from their hosts.
The Ange Postecoglou team has reached their first European final since 2019 when they lost Liverpool in the showpiece in the Champions League, and will now be confronted with Manchester United, who has aggregated Athetic Bilbao 7-1 in the other semi-final.
Ole Didrik Blomberg was left unark on the distant pole on an eighth minute, but his efforts rushed and shot in the side under no pressure.
Destiny Udogie then saw a low ride pushed away over the face of the goal by Nikita Haikin, who then threw porro's immersing free kick over the bar.
Spurs grew in the game when the first half continued, with Yves Bissouma trying his luck from the edge of the box after a corner, but his effort just sailed over the top.
It was all Postecoglou's side in the second half and they found their breakthrough in the 63rd minute. Mathys Tel waved an inviting corner in the box and Cristian Romero towered above everyone to nod him in the six-year box for Solanke to poke Haikin.
Only six minutes later their fate was sealed. Udogie quickly broke to the left and spread it patiently using Dejan Kulusevski. He put Porro on, who looked like he was trying a cross, but Haikin was caught by the flight of the ball and it is in the back of the net.
Bodo/Glimt kept pushing until the end, with Sondre Sorli drilling a powerful shot on goal, but it was straight in the middle in Guglielmo Vicario.
In the last seconds, the referee admitted the hosts a penalty because it looked like Porro Felled Sorli in the box, but after a Var evaluation the decision was destroyed because the defender did not make contact with the replacement.
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Data debrief: a step from glory
Since November 2013, Spurs had not won back-to-back games in large European competition, but a professional performance saw them end in Norway.
In fact, this was their ninth consecutive victory in the Europa League, which did this for the first time in their history in a major European competition.
Solanke played his role and recorded his ninth target contribution in the competition this season (five goals, four assists).
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
3 'First chance of Spur
8 'Close! Blomberg's shot wide out
15 'Haikin Parries The Afsid Danger with Spurs players lurking
23 'Pedro Porro has tipped his free kick over the bar
26 'yellow card! Kasper Høgh booked
33 'Yellow card! Brennan Johnson booked
61 'Mathys Tel arrives. He replaces Richarlison
63 'Tottenham is going to Europa League final !! Bodo shines 0-1 Tottenham (AGG1-4)
70 'goal! Porro quickly doubles the management! Bodo shines 0-2 Tottenham (AGG 1-5)
Line-ups
Bodo shines XI: wide tired, Ulrik Saltnes, Patrick Berg, Jostein Gundersen, Nikita Haikin, Fredrik Bjørkan, Jens Petter Huuge, Håkon Evjen, Kasper Høgh, Ole Didrik Blomberg, Fredrik Sjricic
Subs: Sondre Sørli, Sondre Brunstad Fet, Andreas Helmersen, Julian Faye Lund, Isak Dybvik Määtätä, Sondre Auklend, Jeppe Kjær, Magnus Brøndbo, Villads Nielsen, Mikkel Bro Hansen
Tottenham XI: Solanke, Vicario, Bentancur, Richarlison, Bissouma, Cristian Romero, Kulusevski, Porro, Udojie, Brennan Johnson, van de Ven
Subs: Ben Davies, Danso, Whiteman, Austin, Spence, Pape Sarr, Tel, Odobert, Gray, Moore, Callum Olusesi, Damola Ajayi