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| Event | 2024–25 UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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| Date | Thursday 1 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) | ||||||
| Attendance | 61,327 | ||||||
| Weather | 25°C (77°F) Humidity:34% Wind:10 km/ h | ||||||
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Tottenham Hotspur v Bodø-Glimt was a match which took place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday 1 May 2025. The match was shown live on 
at 8:00pm BST.
Preview[]
Bodø/Glimt's historic journey to the semi-finals has been a shock to many, but not Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou. "I don't think it's surprising," says the Australian, whose team won at Frankfurt to confirm their last-four slot. Postecoglou's respect is well-founded, the Norwegian outfit having roared to a 5-1 aggregate victory over his Celtic side in the Conference League knockout round play-offs in 2022, yet the 59-year-old has plenty of faith in his own squad. "The players believe in what we're doing and I'm so proud of them," he said at full time in Frankfurt.
Kjetil Knutsen was at the helm for that Bodø/Glimt win over Celtic and has his sights set on outmanoeuvring Postecoglou again to extend the Norwegian champions' campaign even further. The first side from Norway to reach a men's UEFA club competition semi-final, Bodø/Glimt squeezed past league phase table-toppers Lazio in the quarter-finals after a penalty shoot-out in which goalkeeper Nikita Haikin made two saves. "It's historic, not just for Bodø/Glimt but for Norway and the whole football region," the 29-year-old beamed. "We're very glad and we're really looking forward to the semi-final."
Match Report[]
Tottenham took a big step towards the Europa League final with a deserved first-leg win over Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt - but a late goal just leaves a little window of doubt.
It was one of Spurs' best performances of a wretched 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 nod down.
And 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 rolled in a nonchalant penalty for 3-0 after Cristian Romero was fouled.
Bodo/Glimt have made headlines in recent times for an intense 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 no formality, with Glimt beating Porto, Besiktas, Olympiakos and Lazio at home this season.
Their win rate at home in the Europa League since 2022-23 is 70%, compared to 9% on the road.
An all-English final in Bilbao could be on the cards with Manchester United winning their tie 3-0 at Athletic Club.
Domestically Tottenham are facing their worst season since 1976–77, sitting in 16th place on little over a point per game. There is a good chance Australian Postecoglou will lose his job whatever happens in Europe now, such has been their debacle at home, but finishing on a trophy would be some way to go.
It is 17 years since Tottenham won the League Cup, their last bit of silverware. Mauricio Pochettino and serial winners Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte were unable to bring trophies to Spurs.
On top of ending that trophy drought, it would give Spurs a Champions League spot - despite sitting 23 points off those places in the league.
There was no chance Postecoglou was going to underestimate Glimt, who knocked his Celtic out of the Conference League 5-1 on aggregate three years ago.
But he could not have dreamed of their start as they scored a first-minute goal in a European game for only the second time in their history with Porro's cross ending up with Johnson netting his 17th goal of the season.
Maddison raced onto a Romero long ball before shooting over the bar but later on he made no mistake from a similar Porro pass. His first touch was excellent and he found the bottom corner despite having three Glimt players between him and the goal.
Spurs could have had a bigger lead at the break but Bentancur's volley was palmed over by Nikita Haikin.
And they did get their third when the video assistant referee spotted a foul on Romero, with Solanke calmly and casually stroking in the penalty.
Glimt dominated possession - with 70% of the ball in the second half - but barely created any chances until Saltnes, wearing the armband with captain Patrick Berg suspended for this first leg, popped up.
Barring a collapse on the artificial grass of the Aspmyra Stadion next Thursday, Tottenham will reach a fourth final in this competition after 1972, 1974 and 1984's two-legged showpieces in the Uefa Cup - winning the first and the last of those.
Match[]
Details[]
| 1 May 2025 21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) 23°C (73°F) live on |
 Tottenham
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3–1 | Bodø-Glimt 
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Attendance: 61,327 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
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Johnson  1'Maddison 34'Solanke 61' (pen.)
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Saltnes 83'
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   Bodø-Glimt
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Match Stats[]
| Overall | Tottenham Hotspur | Bodø / Glimt |
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| Goals scored | 3 | 1 |
| Total shots | 24 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 1 |
| Ball possession | 41% | 59% |
| Corner kicks | 13 | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 12 | 1 |
See also[]
External links[]
| Tottenham Hotspur F.C. matches - 2024–25 |
| 2024–25 Premier League |
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