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Spurs' record in Europe:-
U.E.F.A Champions League
P W D L F - A
53 22 12 19 90 - 75
(Finalists 2019)
European Cup
P W D L F - A
8 4 1 3 21 - 13
(Semi-Finalists 1962)
European Cup Winners Cup
P W D L F - A
33 20 5 8 65 - 34
(Winners 1963)
UEFA Cup/Europa League
P W D L F - A
166 96 40 30 340-147
(Winners 1972, 1984
Finalists 1974)
Europa Conference League
P W D L F - A
7 3 1 3 14 - 9
+ Forfeited one game due to Covid - 09/12/21)
Total
P W D L F - A
267 145 59 63 528-278
Final Europa League Placings
Pos P W D L F-A GD Pts
Spurs 4 8 5 2 1 17-9 8 17
Bodo/Glimt 9 8 4 2 2 14-11 3 14
Europa League Placings in full
Bodo/Glimt Europa League record 2024/25
League phase:-
Bodo/Glimt 3-2 Porto
Union S-G 0-0 Bodo/Glimt
Braga 1-2 Bodo/Glimt
Bodo/Glimt 1-2 Qarabag
Man Utd 3-2 Bodo/Glimt
Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Besiktas
Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Nice 1-1 Bodo/Glimt
Play-off Round
FC Twente 2-1 Bodo/Glimt
Bodo/Glimt 5-2 FC Twente
Round of 16
Bodo/Glimt 3-0 Olympiakos
Olympiakos 2-1 Bodo/Glimt
Quarter-Final
Bodo/Glimt 2-0 Lazio
Lazio 3-1 Bodo/Glimt
(Bodo/Glimt won penalty shoot-out)
Last week's game
Spurs 3-1 Bodo/Glimt
Hot date in the Arctic
On the sixth anniversary of our magnificent Champions League semi-final win in Amsterdam against Ajax, Spurs have a hot date in the Arctic against Bodo/Glimt. Whilst we hold a 3-1 lead in the tie, we'll be playing on a tricky artificial surface, hampered by more injuries and we will need to invoke the spirit of the legendary Bill Nicholson, who guided us to three European semi-final wins, and follow the example of Keith Burkinshaw and Mauricio Pochettino who also led us to European finals.
Sadly, current head coach Ange Postecoglou's history as Celtic manager in defeat against this Norwegian side three years ago is not a good omen. As you can see above, good teams have lost here this season.
Spurs also performed dismally on artificial turf in their FA Cup tie at non-league Tamworth in January. Captain Son Heung-min will again be absent. It seems that Dominic Solanke might be fit to start this game.
We do know that playmaker James Maddison is now out for the rest of the season, and that the same probably applies to Lucas Bergvall who has had such an impressive season. Just 19, Bergvall has played in 45 of our 55 matches to date. Maddison is a playmaker. Bergvall has been one of few Spurs players seeking to carry the ball forward and create opportunities. However, I believe I spotted Bergvall in the travelling party. "Deki" Kulusevski, who has still to recover his full flair and form since missing 7 games between March and April, has still to regain his best form and fitness.
Bodo/Glimt will have returning players such as captain Patrick Berg and key midfielder Hakon Evjen.
Bodo/Glimt are one of only two top-flight European clubs across the 55 UEFA nations to be based in the Arctic Circle.
The other is Tromso - who we played at home and away in the 2013 Europa League group phase. The two clubs have a fierce rivalry - despite being 322km apart - and are the world's northernmost top-tier teams.
It will be a tough game and just 54% of voters think Spurs will succeed and reach the final, to be played in Bilbao on May 21st, probably against Manchester United. I think we will succeed and perhaps win 2-1 tomorrow (8pm TNT). Here's hoping!
Match referee Maurizio Mariani and his team of officials are from Italy. Signor Mariani refereed Spurs in 2020 (Antwerp away) and 2021 (Pacos Ferreira away). We lost both matches 1-0, a result which would see us through to a sixth European Final.
Did you know? - (Bearing in mind we began this preview mentioning the Ajax game of 6 years ago) Just two teams, Ajax (in 1995/96 against Panathinaikos) and Tottenham Hotspur (in 2018/19 against Ajax), have ever lost the first leg of a Champions League semi-final at home and gone on to reach the final. That record is intact after Arsenal's defeat tonight in Paris.
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