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A first-half penalty by Dominic Solanke secured Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal on Thursday for a 2-1 aggregate victory.

They will face Norway's Bodo/Glimt, who beat Lazio in a shootout, in May for a spot in the final.

Solanke gave Tottenham the lead from the spot two minutes before halftime after the visitors were awarded a penalty for a foul by goalkeeper Kaua Santos on Spurs midfielder James Maddison.

Maddison headed the ball before clashing with the arriving Santos, and the referee pointed to the spot following a VAR review.

Tottenham continue their quest to win a first European trophy in more than 40 years after their 1984 UEFA Cup success, something that would give them redemption for a disappointing domestic season.

They reached the last four of a European competition for the first time since their run to the 2019 Champions League final, where they lost 2-0 against fellow Premier League side Liverpool.

Playing in a heavy rain, Eintracht showed more intent in the opening stages, but lost Mario Gotze early on after the veteran playmaker suffered what looked like a hamstring injury.

He was replaced by Farès Chaïbi, who wasted no time and had a chance with a header soon after but was denied by Tottenham keeper Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham were without their captain Son Heung-min, who did not travel due to a foot injury.

Mathys Tel, who signed for Spurs on loan from Bayern Munich in January, started in his place.

The 19-year-old had the visitors' first attempt on target after 26 minutes, sending a lofted shot from outside the box that forced Eintracht goalkeeper Santos into a save.

Eintracht, who took a sixth-minute lead in London through a fine Hugo Ekitike strike, were the better side but fell behind when Solanke sent Santos the wrong way converting coolly with a low shot down the middle of the goal.

The German side, champions in 2022, were far from willing to accept their fate and pushed for an equaliser after the restart but were missing a finishing touch.

The hosts stormed Vicario's goal with 15 minutes to go when the goalkeeper denied Chaibi from close range just before Rasmus Kristensen flashed a header just wide.

The Denmark defender had two more chances within the next minutes, shooting wide and being denied by Vicario.

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A first-half penalty by Dominic Solanke secured Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal on Thursday for a 2-1 aggregate victory.

They will face Norway's Bodo/Glimt, who beat Lazio in a shootout, in May for a spot in the final.

Solanke gave Tottenham the lead from the spot two minutes before halftime after the visitors were awarded a penalty for a foul by goalkeeper Kaua Santos on Spurs midfielder James Maddison.

Maddison headed the ball before clashing with the arriving Santos, and the referee pointed to the spot following a VAR review.

Tottenham continue their quest to win a first European trophy in more than 40 years after their 1984 UEFA Cup success, something that would give them redemption for a disappointing domestic season.

They reached the last four of a European competition for the first time since their run to the 2019 Champions League final, where they lost 2-0 against fellow Premier League side Liverpool.

Playing in a heavy rain, Eintracht showed more intent in the opening stages, but lost Mario Gotze early on after the veteran playmaker suffered what looked like a hamstring injury.

He was replaced by Farès Chaïbi, who wasted no time and had a chance with a header soon after but was denied by Tottenham keeper Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham were without their captain Son Heung-min, who did not travel due to a foot injury.

Mathys Tel, who signed for Spurs on loan from Bayern Munich in January, started in his place.

The 19-year-old had the visitors' first attempt on target after 26 minutes, sending a lofted shot from outside the box that forced Eintracht goalkeeper Santos into a save.

Eintracht, who took a sixth-minute lead in London through a fine Hugo Ekitike strike, were the better side but fell behind when Solanke sent Santos the wrong way converting coolly with a low shot down the middle of the goal.

The German side, champions in 2022, were far from willing to accept their fate and pushed for an equaliser after the restart but were missing a finishing touch.

The hosts stormed Vicario's goal with 15 minutes to go when the goalkeeper denied Chaibi from close range just before Rasmus Kristensen flashed a header just wide.

The Denmark defender had two more chances within the next minutes, shooting wide and being denied by Vicario.

Micky van de Ven has said Tottenham Hotspur players want to win the Europa League for under-fire boss Ange Postecoglou.

The Australian manager has faced growing calls to be sacked after a disappointing season that sees Spurs languish in 15th place in the Premier League. Their 4-2 loss to Wolves on the weekend was their 17th defeat of the season.

The Europa League has emerged as Spurs' best hope to salvage their season. And for Postecoglou, his job. Leading Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years would go a long way towards keeping him in the dugout.

For that to happen, Spurs need to overcome Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarterfinal. They visit the German side on Thursday with the tie level at 1-1.

"It hasn't been our best season. The fans want us to play better, and do better in the games we lost, but when the whole team is strong we can achieve some beautiful things -- hopefully we can show that to everyone who doubts us, " Van de Ven told a news conference on Wednesday.

"We have trust in the gaffer and the way he wants us to play. We want to win for him, but also for us, the club and the fans.

"We want to achieve something this season and this is the best way to do it."

Meanwhile, Postecoglou has said he hasn't paid much heed to the chatter around his future, and remains focused on Thursday's game.

"I don't define my career by what people think about me. I don't think that way. I'm not a better manager if we win this game, and I'm not a worse one if we lose it. There's no burden on me.

"All I'm thinking is we've got a great opportunity, and I'm not going to let that slip by without fighting tooth and nail, irrespective of my position."

Spurs will be without captain Son Heung-Min in the second leg, with Postecoglou confirming that the forward hasn't travelled with the squad due to a foot injury.

"Sonny didn't travel. He has been battling with a foot problem. It's got too painful so we made a decision to leave him at home," Postecoglou said.

"Sonny tried really hard. We left him out at the weekend to try to allow him time to recover but he couldn't make it. We've had these challenges like this all year, this is just another.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou was left fuming despite their 3-1 Premier League win over Southampton on Sunday after the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) took nearly five minutes to chalk off a Spurs goal for offside.

Lucas Bergvall thought he had made it 2-0 from a set-piece in the 33rd minute when he found the bottom corner, but VAR ruled out the effort for a marginal offside after a check lasting four minutes and fifty seconds.

While impatient fans booed, Postecoglou was seen flipping an imaginary coin and playing rock-paper-scissors, as if to imply that it was all down to luck.

"If you told me a few years ago that we would be spending five minutes during a football game standing around I would never have believed you," Postecoglou told reporters.

"They draw those lines [to check for offside] -- is anyone convinced by those? This is not a slight on anyone... but the fact we're waiting five minutes, I really don't think that's what technology was brought in for.

"I think it's gone too far down the road for anyone to claw it back. We used to allow the assistants to make those decisions and we all accepted it."

The 59-year-old manager said offside decisions were never meant to be "microscopically adjudged" and that he would welcome such decisions being made instantaneously.

The Premier League said semi-automated offside technology will be used for the first time later this month following successful testing in the FA Cup.

"I just can't believe that this is what we brought it in for, to stand around for five minutes for something that in the end is still, in my view anyway, inconclusive," Postecoglou added.

Southampton suffered the earliest-ever relegation in Premier League history when they lost 3-1 at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, confirming their demotion to the second tier despite having seven games left in the season.

The visitors had needed a victory to stay alive in their fight for survival after 17th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers moved up to 32 points with Saturday's comeback win at Ipswich Town.

But the south-coast club have only 10 points after 31 games, leaving them rock bottom and 22 points from safety.

Spurs took the lead through Brennan Johnson after Saints had a shot blocked at the other end and the Wales winger doubled their advantage just before half-time with a neatly taken goal.

Southampton struggled to threaten the Spurs goal until the 90th minute when Mateus Fernandes halved the deficit but any hopes of a comeback were extinguished when they conceded a penalty and Mathys Tel converted the spot kick to seal the three points.

Tottenham Hotspur supporters protested the ownership of the club ahead of the Premier League game against Southampton on Sunday with many chanting that chairman Daniel Levy should "get out of our club."

Spurs are 16th in the Premier League having only won 10 games of 30 in the competition this campaign, including 16 defeats.

Change For Tottenham organised the protests and said they are upset with owners Enic and Levy "whose tenure has been marked by financial growth but, in the eyes of many, sporting decline."

The Enic Group, a British investment company, took over Tottenham in 2001.

Levy has come under frequent criticism during his time at Spurs, with supporters voicing frustration at the club for not always spending as much as their rivals in the transfer market and failing to ensure their on-pitch exploits match up to their commercial success.

In quotes reported by BBC Sport, Change For Tottenham said: "Many lifelong Tottenham supporters feel alienated by the club's ownership and direction.

"The New Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a state of the art facility, but at what cost? Ticket prices are among the highest in the Premier League, forcing many fans, some of whom have supported Spurs for decades, to give up their season tickets or attend fewer games.

"For years the team has lacked investment in key areas, particularly in defence, while transfer windows have felt reactive instead of proactive. The result? Another trophy-less season looms, extending a drought that has lasted since 2008."

"Time for change," "enough is enough, Enic out!" and "built a business, killed a football club," were some of the messages featured on banners at the protest Chants included "we want Levy out", and "Daniel Levy, get out of our club."

A number of Spurs supporters took part in a protest against Levy and the club's ownership before the team's Premier League match against Manchester United in February.

Tottenham Hotspur supporters protested the ownership of the club ahead of the Premier League game against Southampton on Sunday with many chanting that chairman Daniel Levy should "get out of our club."

Spurs are 16th in the Premier League having only won 10 games of 30 in the competition this campaign, including 16 defeats.

Change For Tottenham organised the protests and said they are upset with owners Enic and Levy "whose tenure has been marked by financial growth but, in the eyes of many, sporting decline."

The Enic Group, a British investment company, took over Tottenham in 2001.

Levy has come under frequent criticism during his time at Spurs, with supporters voicing frustration at the club for not always spending as much as their rivals in the transfer market and failing to ensure their on-pitch exploits match up to their commercial success.

In quotes reported by BBC Sport, Change For Tottenham said: "Many lifelong Tottenham supporters feel alienated by the club's ownership and direction.

"The New Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a state of the art facility, but at what cost? Ticket prices are among the highest in the Premier League, forcing many fans, some of whom have supported Spurs for decades, to give up their season tickets or attend fewer games.

"For years the team has lacked investment in key areas, particularly in defence, while transfer windows have felt reactive instead of proactive. The result? Another trophy-less season looms, extending a drought that has lasted since 2008."

"Time for change," "enough is enough, Enic out!" and "built a business, killed a football club," were some of the messages featured on banners at the protest Chants included "we want Levy out", and "Daniel Levy, get out of our club."

A number of Spurs supporters took part in a protest against Levy and the club's ownership before the team's Premier League match against Manchester United in February.

Southampton suffered the earliest-ever relegation in Premier League history when they lost 3-1 at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, confirming their demotion to the second tier despite having seven games left in the season.

The visitors had needed a victory to stay alive in their fight for survival after 17th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers moved up to 32 points with Saturday's comeback win at Ipswich Town.

But the south-coast club have only 10 points after 31 games, leaving them rock bottom and 22 points from safety.

"We knew it was probably going to be inevitable at some point, we haven't been good enough all season ... It is a sad day and one that this group of players will learn from," Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale told Sky Sports.

"We need wins, points, performances. It has to come to a point where the fans are happy and singing ... We have to build some momentum going into the Championship season."

Southampton nearly took the lead 12 minutes in when Tyler Dibling's cross found Kamaldeen Sulemana at the far post but his shot was blocked as it rebounded off the woodwork.

If there was any hope of Saints taking a shock lead, Spurs put that notion to bed a minute later when they went down the other end where Djed Spence's cut-back found Brennan Johnson and he fired his shot into the roof of the net.

Lucas Bergvall thought he had made it 2-0 with a stroke of luck from a set-piece when he stuck out his leg for a loose ball which ended up in the bottom corner, but VAR chalked off the goal for offside after a check that took nearly five minutes.

But Johnson doubled their lead minutes later when James Maddison headed the ball into the box where the Welsh forward slipped the ball past Ramsdale.

Ramsdale, however, denied Spurs several times, saving efforts from Spence and Dominic Solanke to limit the damage but Southampton did not have any luck at the other end until the 90th minute.

A cross from Sulemana found Mateus Fernandes, who expertly chested down the ball before fizzing a shot past Guglielmo Vicario to make it 2-1.

But there would be no late comeback after Welington brought down Johnson in the box, allowing Bayern Munich loanee Mathys Tel to step up and convert the penalty to score his first Premier League goal as Spurs sealed the three points.

The victory moved Spurs to 13th in the table on 37 points, level with Manchester United who host Manchester City later on Sunday.

"The first half was really good, really pleased. We were a bit sloppy with the ball in the second half," Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou said.

"Stuff to improve on but it is a victory with three goals, so (that is a) positive. We looked threatening every time we went forward in the first half."

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou bemoaned the time-consuming VAR process that saw Pape Sarr's goal chopped off in their 1-0 defeat at Chelsea on Thursday and said football was heading towards being refereed by artificial intelligence.

Referee Craig Pawson was advised by VAR to check Sarr's 69th-minute equaliser on the monitor and eventually chalked off the goal for a foul by the Spurs player in the build-up.

"It's going to be refereed by AI soon," Postecoglou told reporters after Thursday's Premier League match.

"We might as well dispense with the players when some genius comes up with a game with no participants at some point. As referees aren't refereeing.

"Whether I think its a foul or not, does not matter. VAR was called in for clear and obvious errors. How long did it take tonight? Six minutes. For a clear and obvious error.

"I don't see how it's benefiting our game. I don't think anyone would have complained tonight if we just went with referees' decisions."