Europa League as it happened: Ange’s Spurs take 3-1 lead into second leg against Bodo/Glimt

First thing’s first, on the injuries sustained in this match, which don’t sound too bad:

Richarlison wasn’t injured, it was tactical. He did a great job for us.

Dom and Madders … Madders felt a tweak in his knee but doesn’t sound like anything serious. Dom similar in his quad. Both didn’t feel anything too significant but it felt important to take them off.

On the match itself, Postecoglou was optimistic about this result:

I think it puts us in a good position. I thought the players were outstanding today, I thought our performance was everything it needed to be, really well organized and disciplined defensively and really calm going forward and created good opportunities for ourselves and maintaining pressure.

Obviously they scored the goal late, which doesn’t I think reflect our dominance in the game, but if we repeat that performance next week it’ll be enough for us to get through.

... without the full reward for it.

And that’s it.

Job done for Tottenham Hotspur - but that late goal from Bodo/Glimt means there will still be a bit of jeopardy in next week’s second leg in Norway.

That’ll be a tough one: a trip north of the Arctic Circle for Spurs, on a plastic pitch. Two goals isn’t a comfortable enough cushion.

Nervous week ahead for Spurs fans and Ange-o-philes alike.

… and Bodo/Glimt are back on the front foot.

This will be a nervous finish!

Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Bodo/Glimt, 90 minutes

Spurs get a corner and nearly a fourth! Mathys Tel’s shot was bound for the net but was deflected wide - so they’ll get another corner.

And the visitors clear their lines.

I reckon there’s another goal in this!

Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Bodo/Glimt, 81 minutes