Tottenham took a giant stride in making it into an European final since 2019 with a well deserved first-leg win over Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It was one of Spurs’ best performances of a bad season domestically and leaves them two games away from a first trophy since 2008.
Ange Postecoglou’s side took only 38 seconds to open the scoring as Brennan Johnson headed in from Richarlison’s knock down.
James Maddison doubled the lead when he brilliantly took down Pedro Porro’s long ball before squeezing the ball into the bottom corner.
Dominic Solanke scored from the penalty spot to make it 3-0 after Cristian Romero was fouled.
Bodo/Glimt have made headlines recently for their style of football that has led to impressive results – but they were outplayed until Ulrik Saltnes’ effort flew into the top corner via a deflection off Rodrigo Bentancur.That was their only shot on target.
The other concern for Spurs was the loss of goalscorers Maddison and Solanke to injury in the second half.
The second leg in the Arctic Circle is certainly not going to be a pushover, with Glimt beating the likes of Porto, Besiktas, Olympiakos and Lazio at home this season.