Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt line-ups
Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bissouma, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Richarlison
Bodo/Glimt: Haikin, Sjovold, Nielsen, Gundersen, Bjorkan, Fet, Hauge, Saltnes, Maatta, Hogh, Blomberg.
Bodø or bust
Evening and welcome to your comprehensive coverage of tonight’s Europa League action in North London as Tottenham Hotspur host Bodø/Glimt in the first leg of this semi-final.
Ange Postecoglou’s tumultuous second season in charge has suffered ridicule and backlash – and that’s just with his own fans.
Postecoglou brashly delivered the line “I always win things in second year” and has had to have live by that expectation for the last eight months.
The league form is woeful whilst the domestic cups offered little respite. Trihumping in Europe – something the club hasn’t done since 1984 – may allow, at the very least, the relationship between Aussie coach and meme-riddled club to soften from the inevitable acrimonious end.
Their opponents, Bodø/Glimt, have just started back up their domestic camping in Norway and come bloated with confidence and history-defining energy.
To put this fixture into perspective, the population of Bodø (42,831) is considerably smaller than the capacity at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (62,850). This is the furthest that Bodø – or any Norwegian club – have ever gone in Europe.
Kick off at 8pm.
