Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt LIVE SCORE: Europa League semi-final updates as last-8 hero Saltnes narrows Lillywhites lead
TOTTENHAM hold comfortable lead against Bodo/Glimt despite having lead narrowed in the closing stages in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final.
The Norwegian champions entered the contest with a depleted squad as several key players are missing the trip due to suspension or injury.
Spurs, who are unbeaten in their last 14 Europa League matches at home, were headed into the lead as fellow winger Richarlison flicked the ball into Brennan Johnson path to tuck away inside the opening 40 seconds.
Following a period of superiority, looping ball would bypass the Glimt backline and locate James Maddison, who would take it down and finish with the utmost composure.
Striker Dominic Solanke would add a third after the referee adjudged Cristian Romero to be clipped by the ankle in a knee-high challenge for the ball.
Ulrik Saltnes, who scored the brace to aid Bodo's progression to this stage, showed a clean set of feet before bending his strike with aid of a deflection to narrow Spurs' lead.
- Full-time result: Spurs 3-1 Bodo/Glimt
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45. Solanke is having a physical battle with his markers.
The former Bournemouth man is making life difficult for the Bodo-Glimt defence.
We are going to have two added minutes.
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43. Udogie makes a great turn in the middle of the park to lose his man and keeps charging forward.
He lays it off to Richarlison, who cuts onto his right foot and looks to get a shot away.
It is easily blocked and the visitors are able to dribble it out.
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41. This has been very comfortable for Spurs so far.
That early goal changed the whole mindset of the visitors.
They have struggled to find their groove and cause many problems for Ange Postecoglou's side.
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39. Bentancur tries a volley from just inside the box.
Haikin makes a great save to turn it over the crossbar.
The Tottenham fans are in full-voice singing 'Oh when the Spurs go marching in'.
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37. News coming from Spain that Man Utd are also two-nil up.
What an end to the season this could be with two Premier League sides meeting in a European final.
We have not seen that since Tottenham faced Liverpool in the Champions League.
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35. Tottenham are in control of this tie now.
Porro puts a ball over the defence and Maddison takes a brilliant first-touch before slotting it past the keeper into the far corner of the goal.
Bodo/Glimt are in danger of sinking without a trace here.
Goal - James Maddison (Tottenham)
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33. In the other semi-final this evening, Man Utd lead at Athletic Club.
We could be on for that all-English final in the Europa League.
Tottenham need to get their side of things done here first.
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31. Richarlison hunts the ball down as Maddison lays it off to him.
He tries to pass it into the far corner but it is a simple save for the keeper.
Spurs are still looking to the more likely to score here.
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29. We have a slight break in play as a Bodo-Glimt player requires some treatment after landing awkwardly.
Vicario is getting amongst his teammates, looking to get instructions to them.
Tottenham continue to try running into the channels and Solanke does well to lay it into the path of Udogie.
He cannot keep his effort down as he sends it sailing over the target.
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27. Van de Ven looks to make a run through the middle but loses te ball far too easily.
The defender works back and manages to win it back for the hosts.
This game is still finely poised, with Postecoglou's side having a slender leader in the capital.
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25. Maddison swings a free-kick into the box from out wide.
It is a poor delivery as it has way too much height on it.
As Spurs look to recycle it at the back post, the flag goes up for offside against Bentancur.
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23. Bissouma has a couple of attempts in the opening stages as volleys have dropped to him on the edge of the box.
Sadly for the hosts, he has looked more likely to trouble SpaceX missions than he has the Bodo-Glimt keeper.
Tottenham are hungry for another goal before the break.
View from SunSport's Dan King in North London
The atmosphere has simmered down a bit since the pre-match cacophony and the total bedlam that greeted the early, early goal.
Spurs fans want their team to go for the throat, but often Tottenham have slowed the game down rather than attempt a swift transition.
Bodo are getting a foothold without posing any threat whatsoever. But still an excellent start for the home team, apart from the embarrassing (non-)minute's silence for Pope Francis.
Everyone but Uefa must have known how that would go.
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21. Richarlison is played into acres of space on the left.
He looks to get an early cross in behind the defence towards the advancing Johnson but it takes a deflection and heads harmlessly to the keeper.
Wrong option there from the Brazilian, he should have taken his man on.
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19. Totteham's high-press is working well for them.
The Norwegians will never knock it long and always seem to want to play their way out of trouble.
Before they know it, they are on the edge of the Spurs' box and Bissouma is penalised for a foul.
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17. Bodo/Glimt look to turn defence into attack.
Romero does well to cut out the attempted pass out wide.
The Norwegians look more than capable of creating chances this evening.
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15. Johnson looks to take his man on in a wide position.
The Welsh winger looks to cross but it is blocked at the expense of a corner for Spurs.
Richarlison flicks on the cross and Bissouma tries a volley but his effort was never going to trouble the keeper.
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13. It some sight here at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight.
As far as the eye can see, it is a sea of white.
More importantly, their team have made the perfect start to this Europa League semi-final.
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11. Maddison does well to win the ball back from the visitors.
He quickly shifts it to Solanke, who looks to skip past his man.
The defender read his intentions well and wins it back easily.
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9. The visitors are trying to slow down the tempo in possession.
It has been a high-octane start from Ange Postecoglou's side.
Bodo-Glmot are passing it around, trying to use the size of the pitch in North London.
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7. Big chance for Spurs to double their lead.
Romero plays a diagonal ball over the top of the defence for Maddison.
He runs onto it and gets there before the keeper but cannot keep his volley below the crossbar.
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5. Blomberg gets down the left and skips past Porro.
He checks onto his right foot and looks to clip a cross into the box.
It is headed away by the hosts and cleared.
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3. Well the pressure is well and truly on the Norwegians.
All the pre-match tactics have gone out of the window now.
They need to find a way back into this game.
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1. What a start for Spurs after forty seconds in the capital.
Richarlison cushions a header across the box for Johnson.
He has the simple task of heading past the keeper at the back post.