Tottenham will face Manchester United within the Europa League ultimate later this month – giving Ange Postecoglou’s aspect the prospect to interrupt their 17-year trophy drought.
Spurs booked their place within the ultimate by pulling off a 2-0 away win towards Norwegian aspect Bodo/Glimt on Thursday, finishing a 5-1 victory on mixture.
Tottenham had been warned to anticipate a stern examination on Bodo’s notoriously troublesome synthetic pitch contained in the Arctic Circle. which was saturated by sprinklers and lightweight drizzle earlier than kick-off.
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A firework show contained in the stadium preceded Spurs’ match towards Bodo. Pic: Reuters
After a troublesome first hour, Dominic Solanke broke the impasse within the 63rd minute, earlier than Pedro Porro scored their second aim simply six minutes later.
Bodo received a stoppage-time penalty after Porro was deemed to have caught Isak Dybvik Maatta, however it was dominated out after a VAR verify.
It is going to be solely the second European ultimate Spurs have contested within the final 40 years.
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Ange Postecoglou is in his second season as Tottenham supervisor. Pic: AP
In the meantime, Manchester United beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at Previous Trafford – securing a convincing 7-1 win on mixture.
Mikel Jaureguizar’s first-half aim had given Athletic hope however Mason Mount got here off the bench to settle United’s nerves.
Objectives from Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund adopted, earlier than a second from over 40 yards out by Mount earned a good-looking win.
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United’s Mason Mount celebrates. Pic: Reuters
The outcomes arrange an all-English ultimate in Bilbao on Wednesday 21 Might – and means a troublesome season for each golf equipment will finish with considered one of them securing a Champions League spot.
With three Premier League video games to go, United and Spurs are presently sitting in fifteenth and sixteenth, respectively, and sure to complete within the backside half.
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Chelsea’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor celebrates scoring their first aim with Jadon Sancho. Pic: Reuters
Chelsea additionally booked a spot in a European ultimate after beating Swedish aspect Djurgarden within the second leg of their Europa Convention League semi-final.
A Thirty eighth-minute aim from Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor gave them a 1-0 win, bringing their rating on mixture to 5-1.
They are going to face Spain’s Actual Betis within the ultimate at Stadium Wroclaw, Poland, on Wednesday 28 Might.
