Tottenham will look to salvage their season against Bodo/Glimt in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final this week.
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou knows that delivering a first European trophy in 41 years is likely his only hope of saving his job.
Liverpool being crowned Premier League champions after a 5-1 hammering at Tottenham's expense overshadowed the current crisis.
It was the Lilywhites' 19th top-flight defeat of the season - only the three already relegated teams in the division have had more.
Tottenham are 23 points adrift of the top five, and Europa League glory is their only realistic route back into the Champions League.
Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt: Spurred on
Dominic Solanke will be relishing a return to his favoured competition after finally finding some form in front of goal.
The England striker scored the crucial matchwinner from the penalty spot away to Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals, having not scored a single goal since January.
In fact, prior to that second-leg tie, Solanke hadn't even had a shot on target in the six games.
However, that goal proved the catalyst for the 27-year-old ending his Premier League drought against his former club Liverpool on Sunday.
While the Reds' comeback made that header redundant, Tottenham fans will be desperate for Solanke to take his form into Europe.
The ex-Bournemouth forward has been involved in seven UEFA Europa League goals this season (3 goals, 4 assists), the most by a Spurs player in a campaign since Carlos Vinicius in 2020-21 (6 goals, 3 assists).
The only Englishmen with more in one season for any team are James Tavernier for Rangers in 2021-22 (7 goals, 2 assists) and Bobby Zamora for Fulham in 2009-10 (6 goals, 2 assists).
Tottenham Hotspur and Bodø/Glimt have never previously faced each other in any competition. Spurs have won all four of their previous European games against Norwegian teams, beating Lyn 6-3 (away) and 6-0 (home) in the 1972-73 UEFA Cup and Tromsø 3-0 (home) and 2-0 (away) in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League.
Bodø/Glimt have lost all three of their European meetings with English clubs, losing home and away against Arsenal in the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, while they lost 3-2 away at Man Utd earlier this campaign in the group stages.
This is Tottenham Hotspur’s ninth major European semi-final and first since the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League against Ajax. They’ve lost the first leg of their last two semi-finals (1-2 vs Hajduk Split in 1983-84 UEFA Cup, 0-1 vs Ajax in 2019) but recovered each time to reach the final.
Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt: Team news
First-choice centre-back pairing Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero will be restored to the XI after being rested at Anfield.
Spurs captain Heung-min Son remains a fitness doubt for the hosts, with Radu Dragusin, Antonin Kinsky and Timo Werner unavailable.
The visitors, meanwhile, are without Andreas Helmersen, Patrick Berg and Hakon Evjen through suspension for the trip to north London.
Key defender Odin Bjortuft is also a doubt after being forced off with a groin injury during the victory over KFUM.
Bodø/Glimt are the first Norwegian side in European football history to reach the semi-final of a major competition. It’s the first time there will be a country’s team represented in the final four for the first time since Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 1998-99.
Including qualifiers, Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten in their last 19 home matches in European competitions (W15 D4) since losing 1-0 to RB Leipzig in February 2020. It’s the longest ongoing run of any English side who has featured in Europe this season.
Bodø/Glimt have lost each of their last three away UEFA Europa League matches, all in the knockout stages, and have won just once away from home in 10 attempts (D3 L6), a 2-1 win at Braga in the group stage this season. The only two teams to lose the away leg of the last 16, quarter-final and semi-final and reach a Europa League final are Ajax in 2016-17 and Rangers in 2021-22.
Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt: What has been said?
Postecoglou must make good on his promise to deliver Tottenham silverware this season - or he runs the risk of being sacked.
That's the opinion of Arsenal legend Martin Keown, who believes the Australian's future lies in achieving Europa League glory this term.
He told talkSPORT.com: "Remarkably, if they win the Europa League, they can make it into the Champions League, which is just incredible.
"We could have six Premier League teams playing in the Champions League next year, that would be something to behold.
"He's [Postecoglou] got that in the locker, it could certainly happen for him. Would he still stay in the job?
"Manchester United won the FA Cup last year and a lot of people said that tainted really what was happening, it papered over the cracks.
"But I think if he wins that [Europa League], it gives him time, it gives him another season.
"And then if he keeps his players fit, he can impact the Premier League.
"But right now, they're too low down in the visions for that, for a Spurs team to be really taken seriously right now."
Bodø/Glimt have made 296 tackles in this season’s UEFA Europa League, the most by a side in one season since 2017-18, when Marseille (309) and FC Red Bull Salzburg (346) made that many. Midfielder Patrick Berg has made a record 63 tackles this season, although he is suspended for this first leg.
Tottenham Hotspur have given 36 UEFA Europa League appearances to teenagers this season, the most by an English club in a season, and 26 starts by teenagers are the joint most with Man Utd in 2019-20.
Bodø/Glimt manager Kjetil Knutsen is the second Norwegian manager to take charge of a UEFA Europa League semi-final, along with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2019-20 and 2020-21 for Man Utd. Norwegian managers have lost all eight Europa League games against English teams, however.
Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt: talkSPORT coverage
This Europa League semi-final first-leg is set to take place on Thursday, May 1.
Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is scheduled for 8pm.
talkSPORT will have live coverage from north London via the talkSPORT App.
Commentary will come from Alex Crook and former England defender Alvin Martin.
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