Bodø/Glimt v Tottenham Hotspur: Europa League semi-final, second leg – stay | Europa League
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Key occasions
Bodø/Glimt make three adjustments 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.
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Preamble
After final week’s efforts in N17 …
… Tottenham Hotspur have one foot within the closing in opposition to (let’s exit on a limb and name it) Manchester United. Nonetheless, there are causes that give pause.
1. Ulrik Saltnes’ late objective can have given Bodø/Glimt perception
2. Ulrik Saltnes’ late objective can have planted seeds of doubt within the Spurs camp
3. Bodø/Glimt have gained three of their earlier 4 European ties wherein 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 likely be performed contained in the Arctic Circle on a synthetic pitch
6. Ange Postecoglou isn’t precisely famend for shutting up store
7. Lads it’s and many others.
So you possibly can just about assure that only a few Spurs followers will likely be taking this with no consideration. However their staff are within the field seat, and have the next going for them: they’ve gained all 5 of their earlier matches in opposition to Norwegian golf equipment; they’ve gained their two most up-to-date European semis (in opposition to Hajduk Break up within the 1983-84 Uefa Cup and Ajax within the 2018-19 Champions League); they’ve gained 18 of their earlier 21 Uefa ties when profitable the primary leg at dwelling; they’ve proved they will 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 targets (340) than another staff 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 objective that can absolutely 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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