Bodø/Glimt v Tottenham Hotspur: Europa League semi-final, second leg – dwell | Europa League
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Key occasions
Pennant watch. First issues first, hats off to Bodø/Glimt for turning into the primary Norwegian membership to succeed in the semi-final of a serious worldwide competitors. A lesser-known reality is that they’re additionally the primary membership in Uefa historical past whose graphic designer knocked out the match pennant whereas retaining each of their ft up on the desk for everything of the job. Congratulations to every body!
Having mentioned that, it’s not as if the Spurs artwork division have been pulling out all of the stops. Truthfully, if both of those groups qualify for subsequent 12 months’s Champions League, it’s not simply the supervisor and taking part in employees who must elevate their sport a stage.
“Whats up from Bodø!” Properly good day, Jacob Steinberg! Our man within the Arctic Circle studies …
I’m in place within the press field on the Aspmyra and it’s already starting to refill with the yellow and black of Bodø/Glimt. The sprinklers have been on too, simply to make the factitious pitch even slicker, and it’s raining. It’s not too chilly and it’s nonetheless very gentle right here within the Arctic Circle however you may really feel the temperature beginning to drop. There was additionally some high banter from the ultras final night time: they let off fireworks exterior the Spurs resort within the early hours. Total you may really feel the thrill within the city. It actually feels prefer it’s going to be an enormous take a look at of Tottenham’s character. Nonetheless, it’s six years to the day since their win over Ajax…
Bodø/Glimt make three modifications to their beginning XI from the primary leg. Two defenders out: Isak Dybvik Määttä and Sondre Brunstad Fet. One in: Brede Moe. In midfield, captain Patrick Berg and Håkon Evjen are again in favour; Villads Nielsen, like Määttä and Fet, drops to the bench.
Tottenham make one change, and it’s enforced. The injured James Maddison is changed by Dejan Kulusevski.
The groups
Bodø/Glimt: Haikin, Sjovold, Moe, Gundersen, Bjorkan, Evjen, Berg, Saltnes, Blomberg, Hogh, Hauge.
Subs: Lund, Nielsen, Auklend, Fet, Helmersen, Maatta, Sorli, Bro Hansen, Kjaer.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Kulusevski, Bissouma, Bentancur, Johnson, Solanke, Richarlison.
Subs: Danso, Tel, Grey, Spence, Odobert, Sarr, Davies, Austin, Whiteman.
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy).
VAR: Marco Di Bello (Italy).
Preamble
After final week’s efforts in N17 …
… Tottenham Hotspur have one foot within the last towards (let’s exit on a limb and name it) Manchester United. Nevertheless, there are causes that give pause.
1. Ulrik Saltnes’ late aim could have given Bodø/Glimt perception
2. Ulrik Saltnes’ late aim could have planted seeds of doubt within the Spurs camp
3. Bodø/Glimt have received three of their earlier 4 European ties by which they’ve misplaced the primary leg away from dwelling
4. Bodø/Glimt have already crushed Porto, Beşiktaş, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Twente, Olympiacos and Lazio at dwelling throughout this marketing campaign
5. This sport will probably be performed contained in the Arctic Circle on a man-made pitch
6. Ange Postecoglou isn’t precisely famend for shutting up store
7. Lads it’s and so on.
So you may just about assure that only a few Spurs followers will probably be taking this as a right. However their group are within the field seat, and have the next going for them: they’ve received all 5 of their earlier matches towards Norwegian golf equipment; they’ve received their two most up-to-date European semis (towards Hajduk Break up within the 1983-84 Uefa Cup and Ajax within the 2018-19 Champions League); they’ve received 18 of their earlier 21 Uefa ties when profitable the primary leg at dwelling; they’ve proved they’ll do stable with a battling 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt within the quarters; they’ve solely misplaced two of their final 14 video games in Europe; they’ve scored extra objectives (340) than every other group in Uefa Cup and Europa League historical past; and Ange Postecoglou isn’t precisely famend for shutting up store, so will go for the early aim that may certainly kill off this tie.
We make that 7-7, then. Which might be greater than sufficient to see Spurs by means of on mixture. Kick-off is at 9pm in Bodø, 8pm BST. It’s on!
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