Postecoglou's Spurs in sight of Europa League final after 3-1 win over Bodø/GlimtTopic:Soccer2h ago2 hours agoThu 1 May 2025 at 10:25pmAnge Postecoglou acknowledges Spurs fans after the win over Bodø/Glimt. (Getty Images: Richard Heathcote)In short:Tottenham defeated Bodø/Glimt 3-1 in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal.Spurs have the chance of winning silverware this season, despite a poor Premier League campaign.What's next?The second leg of the semifinal will be played next Friday AEST.abc.net.au/news/europa-league-semifinal-tottenham-spurs-bodo-glimt/105242466Link copiedShareShare articleTottenham Hotspur put aside their woeful domestic season with a 3-1 home victory against Norway's Bodø/Glimt, leaving Ange Postecoglou's side a strong chance of reaching the Europa League final.Brennan Johnson's header after 37 seconds and a clever James Maddison finish put Spurs 2-0 ahead at the break in the first leg of the semifinal.Dominic Solanke increased their advantage just past the hour mark.But Spurs rarely make things easy for themselves and there was a late twist as captain Ulrik Saltnes's deflected effort gave Bodø/Glimt hope for next week's second leg, which will take place inside the Arctic Circle."We are pleased, and I think before the game if you had said we would have a two-goal cushion, we would have been happy with that," Johnson said."We were frustrated to concede but they are a tough team and we are happy with the performance."Loading Twitter contentSpurs are on course for their worst Premier League season since 1993/94, with 19 defeats from 34 matches leaving them in 16th place and Postecoglou facing an uncertain future at the north London club.The Australian was widely mocked when he claimed he always wins a trophy in his second season at a club, but when his side cruised into a 3-0 lead in front of a buoyant crowd, a shot at glory in Bilbao loomed.Saltnes's late reply flattened the mood in the stadium and injuries to Maddison and Solanke that forced them off were a concern, but Spurs are still in a strong position.They got a dream start when Pedro Porro's cross was headed back across the area by Richarlison and Johnson was unmarked to nod his header past Nikita Haikin.The hosts dominated and Porro was the architect again in the 34th minute with a long diagonal pass that Maddison controlled superbly before cutting back a shot that crept in.Bodø/Glimt, the first Norwegian team to reach a European semifinal, finally came alive just before half-time when Ole Blomberg volleyed narrowly over.The visitors' hopes of extending their Europa League journey appeared to have receded when Solanke tucked away a rather harsh penalty given after a VAR review.Saltnes's shot, which deflected off Rodrigo Bentancur to beat Guglielmo Vicario, breathed new life into the semifinal, though, and Spurs can expect a stern test of their resolve on Bodø/Glimt's artificial pitch next Friday AEST.In the other semifinal, three first-half goals helped Manchester United put themselves on the cusp of the Europa League decider, with the English club earning a 3-0 first leg win away at Athletic Bilbao.ReutersPosted 2h ago2 hours agoThu 1 May 2025 at 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