Tottenham Hotspur beat Bodo / Glimt 2-0 to secure a place in the Europa League Final, which maintains their dreams of qualifying for next year's Champions League.
Spurs set out with two defensive midfielders on what was a wet evening on an artificial surface in the northern reaches of Norway. The visitors looked relatively comfortable in the first-half, as Bodo / Glimt didn't rush to get themselves back into the tie.
The second-half continued similarly, with the Norwegians knowing they just needed a get a goal to turn the tie. Yet it was Spurs who opened the scoring just after the hour mark. A Mathys Tel corner was met by a Cristian Romero header that Dominic Solanke stabbed home. At this stage, there looked to be no way back for Bodo / Glimt.
Within six minutes, Spurs doubled their lead. Pedro Porro went to whip in a ball for Solanke, but his delivery flew into the net off the far post. It was enough to set up an all-English Europa League final with Manchester United, and Spurs' first European final since the 2019 Champions League final.
Match Highlights
Bodo / Glimt Player Ratings
Formation: 4-3-3
GK: Nikita Haikin - 7/10
Had to be alert to deny Pedro Porro from a set piece.
RB: Fredrik Sjovold - 6/10
Didn't get as much opportunity to overlap as much as he would have liked.
CB: Brede Moe - 6/10
Battled gamely, but couldn't rally his men to stop Cristian Romero creating the opening goal.
CB: Jostein Gundersen - 6/10
Acquitted himself the best he could, but in the end, that was not sufficient.
LB: Fredrik Bjorkan - 6/10
Like his full-back teammate Sjovold, he could not get forward enough to hurt Spurs.
RM: Hakon Evjen - 6/10
Like so many of his teammates, this tie was a bridge too far for Evjen.
CM: Patrick Berg - 6/10
Always assured on the ball, but Spurs managed to get around him as the second-half wore on.
LM: Ulrich Saltnes - 5/10
The wide player was unable to repeat his goal-scoring feat of last week in London.
RW: Ole Didrik Blomberg
Showed some good wing play, drawing Destiny Udogie into making a few fouls.
CF: Kasper Hogh - 6/10
Romero and Van de Ven gave him a very short change as he looked for space and opportunity.
LW: Jens Petter Hauge - 6/10
Started relatively brightly, but had little opportunity to get forward in the second-half.
SUB: Andreas Helmersen - 5/10
Part of a double change on the hour mark, but minutes later, Spurs took the lead.
SUB: Sondre Sorli - 5/10
The game was quickly put to bed by Spurs, no sooner than Sorli had come on.
SUB: Villads Nielsen - 5/10
The game was all but won for Spurs when Nielsen came on.
SUB: Sondre Aucklend- 5/10
The midfielder was given a late cameo.
SUB: Isak Maatta - 5/10
The youngster was given the last five minutes.
Spurs Player Ratings
Formation: 4-2-3-1
GK: Guglielmo Vicario - 6.5/10
Tested rarely in the first period.
RB: Pedro Porro - 8/10
With his reliable right foot, the full-back showed why he has been one of Spurs' best players this season.
CB: Cristian Romero - 7.5/10
Gave Bodo / Glimt striker Kasper Hogh very little encouragement with an aggressive display.
CB: Micky van de Ven - 7/10
Had further opportunities to demonstrate his ridiculous pace.
LB: Destiny Udogie - 6.5/10
Was guilty of giving away a few set pieces in attacking areas.
DM: Rodrigo Bentancur - 6.5/10
Did enough work to make it comfortable for Spurs in the end.
DM: Yves Bissouma - 6/10
Not really fully tested in his position as defensive shield in the first-half, but was needed to carry out several interventions in the second.
RW: Brennan Johnson - 6/10
Did set the world alight, but he didn't need to as Spurs controlled the game.
AM: Dejan Kulusevski - 6/10
Spurs fans will be glad to see the maverick get some more minutes under his belt.
LW: Richarlison - 5/10
Although he had some positive moments, he again didn't have as big an impact as he had hoped.
CF: Dominic Solanke - 7/10
Was sharp enough to stab in Romero's knockdown to get that all-important goal.
SUB: Mathys Tel - 7/10
Replaced the ineffective Richarlison on the hour mark and provided the corner that produced Solanke's goal.
SUB: Pape Sarr - 5/10
Given a late run out with the game all but over.