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Tottenham Hotspur return to Europa League action as they face Bodo/Glimt for a place in the final.

Spurs go into the game with a 3-1 lead on aggregate thanks to their victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last Thursday. The win in north London last week gives Tottenham the advantage going into the second leg at the Aspmyra Stadion.

Ange Postecoglou's side were held to a 1-1 draw with West Ham in the Premier League in their previous fixture at the weekend.

Spurs will have several players on the sidelines with injuries, with Son Heung-min, James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall and Radu Dragusin all unavailable for the clash in Norway.

Here, football.london takes a look at the TV info needed to watch Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham in the Europa League semi-final.

What time does Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham Hotspur kick off?

Tottenham's clash against Bodo/Glimt is scheduled to kick off at 8pm on Thursday, May 8 at the Aspmyra Stadion in Bodo, Norway.

Is Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham Hotspur on TV?

Yes. TNT Sports will be broadcasting the Europa League semi-final second leg between Tottenham and Bodo/Glimt.

TNT Sports 2 is the channel that will be broadcasting the fixture, with coverage getting underway at 7pm, one hour before kick-off. football.london will also be in attendance to provide live match updates and post-match analysis for Tottenham's trip to Norway.

How to live stream Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham Hotspur

Thanks to TNT Sports having the broadcast rights in the UK to cover Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham, the match is also available to live stream.

TNT Sports customers have the option of live streaming the fixture via the mobile app, as well as online for SMART TV, laptop and tablet users.

Alternatively, Discovery Plus will also be streaming the fixture to paid subscribers and TNT Sports customers. This will be available online and via their mobile and TV app.

Ange Postecoglou has arguably just one major Tottenham team selection dilemma for the Europa League semi-final second leg against Bodo/Glimt.

Spurs are leading 3-1 from the first leg at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke were all on-target. Postecoglou's men were excellent for the first 61 minutes, but they later lost two of their goal-scorers to injury and conceded.

The Lilywhites still head to Norway with the advantage, but they will have to navigate that clash without a key component. "Madders has obviously tweaked his knee in the first leg. So he's out," Postecoglou said when asked about the Spurs players who hadn't travelled.

"He'll miss the rest of this season, disappointing for him. I'm disappointed for him more than anything else because he's been a big catalyst for us. He'll miss out, but that's been a constant of our season, dealing with these things, so we'll overcome that."

He later confirmed that Solanke, who picked up a quad issue in that game, is available. "Everyone else from the first leg has travelled and they're ready to go. Dom is fine and ready to go, he's trained with the team," Postecoglou said.

Given how well their starting XI performed and the subsequent changes made away at West Ham United this past Sunday afternoon, it is mostly quite clear which players will be in from the off. Though Postecoglou must decide on who replaces Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski coming into the team is very much the expectation.

It is less obvious who starts on the left, however, with club captain Son Heung-min also still missing due to injury. Richarlison started in that role for the first leg and got an assist but he did struggle, at times, to take advantage of positive attacking positions.

That saw Mathys Tel replace him at half-time with the Frenchman showing bright signs. Wilson Odobert must also be under consideration after scoring against the Hammers - from a Tel pass - and bagging a brace in the last-16 win over AZ Alkmaar. However, it appears as though the Bayern Munich loanee will be deployed there.

Ahead of tonight's second leg, he posted a pre-match graphic which suggests he will be prominently involved - especially as Richarlison and Odobert are yet to do the same.

Spurs are likely to face an onslaught in the arctic circle and they will, therefore, need an outlet which Tel can be with his pace alongside Solanke's impressive hold-up play.

Guglielmo Vicario is a passionate man and when the Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper commits to something he does so whole-heartedly.

The 28-year-old was brought out before the group of assembled media inside the Aspmyra Stadion in Bodo on Wednesday night as the player to represent Spurs ahead of their enormous Europa League semi-final second leg. The earlier press conferences for the home team had resulted in a packed room, for Tottenham there was less interest beyond the travelling English journalists and a handful of Norwegian reporters.

During the wait for Spurs to arrive, someone had ridden through the press conference room on a bicycle and out another door. "That's our fitness coach," said one member of the club staff with a smile and a shake of the head.

When Vicario emerged after Tottenham's slightly delayed flight into the little town's airport, it was all about the business at hand. The Italy international is a focused man and with excellent English he always speaks passionately and honestly about the team he has fallen in love with since arriving from Empoli almost two years ago.

The goalkeeper is still fully behind the Ange Postecoglou way, no doubt feeling he owes some debt for the Australian who championed his move from Serie A while seeing a kindred spirit in their battles up and down football's ladder.

"We've always backed him, since two years ago when he started his job, and we are really committed to what we have to do," said Vicario on Wednesday. "We know exactly which is our way of football and we always believed in what Ange gave us during this period. Nothing's changed, to be fair, of course, we went through two rounds, hopefully we're going to do it again tomorrow."

The Italian knows what he wants and while he was careful with his words at times during his press conference, he is an unfiltered force of nature on the football pitch.

One moment he will be berating his Spurs team-mates for losing focus and concentration and the next grabbing them and shaking them in celebration at something they did that prevented a goal. He makes a point of celebrating every defensive action like a goal for his team.

Some might mistake his actions for being over the top or even aggressive at times as he grabs shirts, faces and arms and anything he can reach, but it's all done from a place of passion and investment in both the person and the team.

This is the man after all who put in a star display in the 4-0 win at Manchester City earlier in the season, despite having fractured his foot in the first half of the encounter at the Etihad Stadium.

Vicario wants everyone to feel that unity and it hasn't always worked with the fans, occasionally finding himself out of sync with the tired, travelling Tottenham faithful after a painful defeat but they should know where that passion comes from.

If you want to see where Vicario gets his ability to fully invest in something, you need only look to his parents Monica and Michele. The duo have become immensely popular among Spurs fans as they can be found everywhere their son goes and they have thrown themselves into life as supporters of the club.

The Italian couple are warm and open and can often be seen among the throng of fans both home and away, and on these European trips, chatting away while wearing their Tottenham scarves. To call them Spurs celebrities in their own right might be accurate but also do them a disservice as they've integrated so well into Tottenham life that they're now a part of the fanbase, loudly cheering the team on at every game and many supporters now call them friends.

The duo appeared in an insightful documentary this season about Vicario's battle to return from that fractured foot and Monica recently took part in a Q&A event at the club with her son to mark the one-year anniversary of Women of the Lane, Spurs' official supporters’ association for women. Like Guglielmo, Monica's English was and is excellent.

So when you see Vicario commit wholeheartedly to Tottenham, you know where he gets it from and he is well aware this season has been tough. When football.london asked him if he and Cristian Romero will have to step up as leaders on Thursday night in the absence of the injured Son Heung-min and James Maddison, he nodded with a rueful smile.

"It's the kind of thing that we've always to deal with, to be fair. We will not have Sonny and Madders for tomorrow. So yeah, it's on us but it's on everyone," he said. "The importance of the entire squad tomorrow will be crucial and we will need the contribution from everyone who's going to start and who's going to come in and from the guys on the bench. I think the Spurs family will play a crucial role in the game tomorrow."

Son is on his way back and just missed out on this match. The Spurs skipper could play some part against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday and the South Korean will hope that he will still have a European final to aim for after that.

For Maddison that is out of the question. The midfielder's knee injury will not require surgery but the ligament damage will keep him out for up to 12 weeks, which means a potential return just in time for the new season. Tottenham had initially feared worse, so while the England international will now spend the summer recovering he should at least be back in time for the new campaign.

In the remainder of his press conference Vicario was not going to be drawn into a battle of words with Bodo player Frederik Sjovold after the midfielder had said Tottenham's pressing in the first leg was bad, with the goalkeeper simply responding: "We're going to let our football speak tomorrow on the pitch."

An even shorter response came to a question about his own shakier displays in the Premier League games against Wolves and Nottingham Forest in recent weeks behind a constantly-changing defence. He was asked about those games and whether he's managed to keep his confidence up.

"Yeah. I'm full of confidence. Yes," he said before flashing a polite smile beneath eyes that looked to be saying something else.

When the Tottenham players went out to train inside Bodo's stadium after the press conferences, they spent a lot of time looking at the artificial surface that has become a big talking point, before taking a gentle jog around it to get used to the way it moved under their feet.

Normally in the 15 minutes of training open to the media before a European game, you get to see various ball work being undertaken at least before the reporters are ushered away. However, Spurs did not even get to that stage within the first 15 minutes as they concentrated simply during that time on loosening the players up and adjusting them to the new surface, fearful no doubt of the potential hamstring and knee problems it can bring to a squad that has long grown tired of new injuries.

For Vicario, it will be a case of learning quickly how the ball bounces so he can react to the shots that come towards him during Thursday night's clash.

"I don't have a lot of experience [of such surfaces] to be fair. I've played, I think the last time five years ago on an artificial pitch but I cannot change this, so it's just how quickly you adapt," he admitted. "As fast as you adapt, the easier it will be. So it's just the kind of mindset too. We knew before coming here that the surface would be artificial so we cannot change the condition of the pitch just for tomorrow night."

Postecoglou chose not to have the players train on a different artificial surface ahead of the game, saying Spurs would not have been able to recreate the feel of the pitch in Bodo or the dimensions so it would have been of little use. If things go badly in Norway, it is likely to be that decision that will be scrutinised more than any. If Tottenham progress then it will be forgotten about entirely.

Postecoglou came out after Vicario for his press conference and was in a jovial mood. It was a long way removed from the club's last European semi-final second leg press conference, a packed affair in Amsterdam when a frustrated Mauricio Pochettino found himself blurting out that he might leave Tottenham if they won the Champions League, a moment that seemed reactionary and did him no favours with some of the fanbase.

At this more low-key press conference, Postecoglou looked like a man who wasn't feeling any pressure despite the scale of the match to come in the Norwegian town.

The 59-year-old seemed to have great fun when discussing Arsene Wenger's views that Tottenham and Manchester United do not deserve to play in the Champions League if they were to win the Europa League.

"Well, I mean that's a debate that's been raging for years, like at least the last eight days. I've never heard that before, so.. I've said it before, mate, Spurs does crazy things to people. It does, it does," he said with a playful grin. "You put that club into any sentence or any issue, and invariably they all come out and try and diminish as much as they can.

"Why wasn't there an issue before and it's an issue now? What's the difference? I don't understand what the difference is. Last year, fifth didn't get you into the Champions League, this year it does. What does that mean? There are competition rules and the rules say that the winner goes into [the Champions League] and it's not the first year, and there isn't an asterisk against it that you have to do something else as well. But it's Spurs, mate, they love it. They love it. Oh, they love it, you love it, don't you?"

When it was put to him that even former Arsenal managers love it, he replied: "Well, you know, I don't want to go down that road because I've got a great respect for Arsene. He's one of the legends of the game, but it does crazy things to people, mate, I love it. I love it, bring it on. It's going to upset people, so that makes me happy."

So would finally winning a trophy, the first European one for the club in four decades, go some way to changing that narrative around the north London club?

"I don't know if it will change it, but certainly some of it becomes redundant for sure because a big part and a lot of the narrative around the club is we haven't won for a very long time," said Postecoglou. "Anything. I think it is 17 years for a trophy, 41 for a European trophy, so that is part of it.

"Some of it will still exist beyond that, but as I said, from my perspective how do you create a winning culture? It all starts with winning. I think the more experiences you have of winning, if you can land a trophy along the way, it certainly gives belief within the whole club that it is capable and possible of doing. We've still got a big game tomorrow to even get through to get to a final before we can start talking about that."

Spurs must be fully focused on not freezing just above the Arctic Circle in Bodo on Thursday night, even if the home fans got up to the usual European big game tricks of letting off fireworks outside the team's hotel at 2.30am, something that always has less impact when it's a night match the following day.

Tottenham need to have both eyes on this game because they have taken leads abroad before and failed, with the nightmare in Zagreb still fresh and haunting for those both inside the club and among the fanbase. Conversely, this latest European adventure comes exactly six years to the day since that remarkable night in Amsterdam and once again Spurs will be wearing a green kit for the game.

It's time for Vicario, Postecoglou and Tottenham to put a season of pain behind them and focus on making sure it's all been in the pursuit of something special.

Tottenham face one of their biggest matches in recent history on Thursday nigth as they take on Bodo/Glimt in Norway in the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg.

Leading 3-1 from the first leg, Spurs are in an excellent position going into the second leg. However, Bodo/Glimt have an impressive home record and in front of little more than 8,000 fans on an artificial pitch, Tottenham will have their work cut out to see the job through and reach the final in Bilbao.

Likely waiting in the final are Manchester United, who beat Athletic Club 3-0 in San Mames - the venue for the final - and should be able to see their job through at Old Trafford on Thursday.

Winning their first trophy in 17 years would add gloss to what has otherwise been a disastrous season for Spurs, who sit 16th in the Premier League table.

That dismal record domestically has led to plenty of questions over Ange Postecoglou's future at the club, with suggestions that he could depart even if he helps Spurs lift the Europa League trophy.

And former Manchester United defender Gary Pallister believes that will be the case.

Speaking to William Hill, he said: "Ange Postecoglou will be leaving Tottenham, even if they win the Europa League. Ending their long trophy drought won’t be enough.

"While the fans admire Postecoglou’s character, his personality, and the way he refuses to give in to pressure, that might not be enough to keep him in the job.

"He’s in a different position compared to Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. Ange has had more time to bring in the players he wants and to put his stamp on the team. Given that, you wouldn’t expect Tottenham to be in the position they currently find themselves in."

A place in the Europa League final awaits Tottenham if they can keep their heads against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday evening.

Spurs take a 3-1 lead into the semi-final second leg in Norway and know that a professional display like their win in Frankfurt in the quarter-finals will see them through to the final in Bilbao later this month.

Ange Postecoglou has injury problems with James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall ruled out for the remainder of the season with knee and ankle injuries respectively. Captain Son Heung-min remains out with his foot injury, but striker Dominic Solanke is back in contention after a quad muscle problem in the first leg in north London.

The Tottenham head coach's main selection decisions come at full-back, in central midfield and on the wings. On the left wing in Son's absence, Mathys Tel is pushing for a start after Richarlison got the nod in the first leg.

Here's the Spurs starting XI that we reckon Postecoglou will select for this huge semi-final second leg.

Guglielmo Vicario had plenty to say at his press conference in Bodo on Wednesday evening ahead of Tottenham's Europa League semi-final second leg in Norway.

Spurs will go into Thursday's match with a 3-1 lead against a Bodo side who have been strong at home at the Aspmyra Stadion this season in European competition. Ange Postecoglou's side will be without James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall after their knee and ankle injuries respectively, while captain Son Heung-min also misses out.

Vicario also gave his views on ex-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's comments at Spurs and Manchester United do not deserve to be in the Champions League next season if either were to win the Europa League.

Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold was among those putting the questions to the goalkeeper. Here's the full transcript from his press conference at the Aspmyra Stadion.

A lot's been made ahead of this game about the pitch that they have, the artificial surface, as a goalkeeper, what's the difference when it comes to playing an artificial pitch?

I don't know, we're going to try tonight, to be fair, so not impressed (bothered) about that. We knew before coming here that the surface would have been different to normal pitches, so nothing changed for us. We just adapt quickly tonight and we will be ready for tomorrow.

You've lost a lot of the leadership group in recent weeks with the injuries, is there more pressure on you and Cristian Romero to step up and lead the team?

It's the kind of thing that we've always to deal with, to be fair. We will not have Sonny and Madders for tomorrow. So yeah, it's on us but it's on everyone. The importance of the entire squad tomorrow will be crucial and we will need the contribution from everyone who's going to start and who's going to come in and from the guys on the bench. I think the Spurs family will play a crucial role in the game tomorrow.

What lessons have you guys learned from your big second leg performances, particularly at AZ Alkmaar and then at Frankfurt this season?

To be fair, every game is different, so we will have to be very tuned in tomorrow, because we know we're going to face a tough opponent. They proved at our place and especially the record that they have here playing in their home ground. It's highly rated, so we have to be very focused, everyone, and ready for this battle.

How much is tomorrow night about mental toughness, about resilience, about team spirit, because everybody we've spoken to around Bodo today, this means so much to them and so much to the whole place?

I think the point is to be really as we have been in AZ and in Frankfurt to show that team performance, to stay very connected, very close to each other, like you always have to do in a European away games, especially tomorrow in a semi-final, so yeah, nothing changed on that perspective, to be fair. We faced already so many big teams away in Europe, so I can say we are ready for that.

You said in your first answer when asked about the pitch that you're not impressed by that, do you mean that you don't think a semi-final European competition should be on an artificial pitch?

Well, to be fair, it's not my decision. If they can play on this surface, on an artificial pitch in a semi-final, it's fine. So we're going to adapt. Many teams have played here, so it's not an excuse to come here to say 'oh, the pitch is artificial' because many teams during this season and over the last years have played here, so nothing has to worry us about the surface.

Tottenham have given away quite a lot of leads this season, I wonder what your mindset is going into this match. Is it to hold on to what you have or do you try and win the game again?

No, I think we just need to stick to our principles and to how we have approached games over the last two seasons and try to play our game. It's important to focus on which are our strengths, our beliefs, and try to win this game of football. Of course, try to score goals, I think that will play a big part of the game tomorrow.. We cannot just wait and sit back and hope they make any mistakes, but I think it would be a game that we have to play in a smart way, but we still have to attack and to play our way.

There's been a lot of speculation about the manager before these second legs with Frankfurt and AZ and the team's handled those occasions as well, how much belief is that giving you that you can go all the way and win this competition?

Yeah, I think we always back him, since two years ago when he started his job, and we are really committed on what we have to do.: We know exactly which is our way of football and we always believed in, what Ange gave us during this period. Nothing's changed, to be fair, of course, we went through two rounds, hopefully we're going to do it again tomorrow.

A lot of players I've been talking to say that playing on artificial grass is almost like a different sport compared to the natural grass, can you just elaborate on your experience of playing on the surface before?

I don't have a lot of experience to be fair. I've played, I think the last time five years ago on an artificial pitch but I cannot change this, so it's just how quickly you adapt. As fast as you adapt, the easier it will be tomorrow. So it's just the kind of mindset too. We knew before coming here that the surface would be artificial so we cannot change the condition of the pitch just for tomorrow night.

It looked like you had some difficult games in the league against Wolves and Nottingham Forest, so I wondered what have you made of your own form recently and do you feel full of confidence at the moment?

Yeah. I'm full of confidence. Yes.

How do you reflect on the goal that the team conceded at the end of the first leg, because the Bodo players seem to be using that as leverage that they've been given a lifeline effectively?

No, I think every time we concede we are not happy to do that. Of course we wanted to keep the clean sheet and the 3-0, but we didn't. So we are just to accept this and it's a signal for tomorrow night as well to put more effort, more attention on which are the threats up front. But, yeah, of course, , I think the first half has been played. Tomorrow we have to play the second half, so it's a double game competition. It's not a World Cup or a Euros that the semi-final is just one game, so we knew before and tomorrow we just have to play again a high tempo, high intensity like we did in the first leg and then at the end we will see.

Losing Maddison and Bergvall has been a real blow to the squad, but is it kind of a sign of what's happened this season and do you still have a real belief in the quality of the Spurs squad to get through tomorrow night?

Yeah, I think the squad has a big quality irrespective of who's going to play. Of course Lucas and Madders are two important players for us, but everyone has had to deal with setbacks this season and. this time, unfortunately it is their time, so we're going to miss them, but I'm sure tomorrow night everyone also has in the back of their mind this belief and this desire to battle and to fight for them.

There's been a lot of attention after one of the Bodo players saying after the first leg that the way Spurs pressed was bad and not too difficult to play through, are you and the others aware of that and taking any kind of offence to it?

No, I think I don't want to get drawn and comment on what other people say. He said this and it's fine to be fair. We're going to prove tomorrow night, we're going to let our football speak tomorrow on the pitch.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the award for winning the Europa League being a place in the Champions League, is far too great, what is your response to that?

Everyone can have his thoughts about everything in life, so to be fair, I don't agree, but it doesn't matter. These are the rules and we want to go to the final.

Ange Postecoglou has fired back at Arsene Wenger's claim that the Europa League winner should not be rewarded with a spot in next season's Champions League.

Tottenham, Manchester United, Athletic Club and Bodo/Glimt are the final four in this campaign's tournament with both English clubs holding the advantage. Ruben Amorim's side are three goals to the good against Athletic Club while Spurs lead the Norwegian champions 3-1.

While neither are in the final just yet, they are certainly the two favourites and if they do meet in Bilbao later this month, they will compete for a major European honour and a spot in next season's Champions League despite their horrendous domestic seasons.

United are just one point above Spurs with the two teams lying in 15th and 16th, respectively. Much has been said about how bizarre it would be for two teams closer to the relegation zone than the top five to be playing in the 2025/26 Champions League, with Wenger the latest to chime in.

"They should qualify automatically for the Europa League but not necessarily for the Champions League," he said on beIN Sports. "Especially when you're in the Premier League where already five teams qualify.

"I think it's something [for UEFA] to think about and to review. "On the other hand, people will tell you that to keep the Europa League focused, interesting and motivated, you need to give them that prize [Champions League]."

The topic has remained a major talking point in the last week with Postecoglou asked for his thoughts on the matter and unsurprisingly, the Tottenham head coach provided the perfect response.

"Well, I mean that's a debate that's been raging for years, like at least the last eight days," he said in a press conference. "I've never heard that before, so.. I've said it before, mate, Spurs does crazy things to people. It does, it does.

"You put that club into any sentence or any issue, and invariably they all come out and try and diminish as much as they can. Why wasn't there an issue before and it's an issue now.

"What's the difference? I don't understand what the difference is. Last year, fifth didn't get you into the Champions League, this year it does.

"What does that mean? There are competition rules and the rules say that the winner goes into [the Champions League] and it's not the first year, and there isn't an asterisk against it that you have to do something else as well. But it's Spurs, mate, they love it. They love it. Oh, they love it, you love it, don't you?

"Well, you know, I don't want to go down that road because I've got a great respect for Arsene. He's one of the legends of the game, but it does crazy things to people, mate, I love it. I love it, bring it on. it's going to upset people, so that makes me happy."

Ange Postecoglou was in good form at his press conference in Bodo on Wednesday evening ahead of Tottenham's Europa League semi-final second leg in Norway.

Spurs will take a 3-1 lead ahead of Thursday's match against a Bodo side who have been dominant at home at the Aspmyra Stadion this season in European competition. Postecoglou will be without James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall after their knee and ankle injuries respectively, and gave an update in Norway on captain Son Heung-min and striker Dominic Solanke.

The Tottenham boss also gave his views on former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's thoughts that Spurs and Manchester United do not deserve to be in the Champions League next season if either were to win the Europa League.

Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold was among those putting the questions to Postecoglou. Here's the full transcript from his press conference at the Aspmyra Stadion.

Who hasn't travelled?

Madders from the first leg, obviously tweaked his knee in the first leg. So he's out. He'll miss the rest of this season -- disappointing for him. I'm disappointed for him more than anything else because he's been a big catalyst for us. He'll miss out but that's been a constant of our season, dealing with these things, so we'll overcome that. Everyone else from the first leg has travelled and they're ready to go.

You didn't train on plastic pitch with Celtic, have you learned from the past?

No, it was different circumstances and a different scenario with Celtic. Tonight was more about we've done this, we did it at Frankfurt, we've done it consistently in Europe and I just feel it works better for us and the players are used to training the night before at the venue. So it made sense to do that this year.

Do you need Dejan Kulusevski to step up with no Madders or Lucas Bergvall?

Certainly it's good to have Deki available because with Lucas and Madders, [who are] different players obviously, but very creative, going down in the same week. It's great that Deki's back. He obviously missed a lot of football and it always takes a while to get his rhythm and I feel like he's been getting stronger with every game. Against West Ham you could see he was starting to get his rhythm again. Irrespective of where he's at, he's going to work his socks off for the team. He's got an unbelievable engine, he doesn't stop running and he'll be important for us.

I am just wondering what your mindset is going into this match, obviously with the two goal lead, what's been your message to the players is to sort of go and win the game again or or to kind of consolidate?

No, I think it's just approaching it in the same way we have in the rest of our campaign really. I think away from home we've been really... you've got to be really disciplined and organised whenever you're playing away in Europe and irrespective of the scoreline, I think all the lads have done well and right through the campaign, particularly through the knockout stages in the second legs, whatever we've needed to do, they've done it, within the confines of our game plan and being organised, whether that was when we had to beat AZ at home and it could have got nervy and the boys handed that really well.

We had to go to Frankfurt and win and tough venue and imposing atmosphere and I again I think the lads handled it really well, so it'll be a similar sort of mindset tomorrow.

I assume Son's not travelled, how much of a blow is that and also how is Dominic Solanke after missing Sunday?

Dom's good, he's been able to train fully for the past couple of days, so he's no problem.

Disappointing for Sonny. He was pushing hard. He has progressed, there's the possibility of him getting some game time on the weekend for us, but he hasn't trained with the team yet, but he is progressing, so we'll just wait and see how he goes.

Can I ask you about the comments by Arsene Wenger, it sort of comes up that this idea that winning this competition shouldn't give a place in the Champions League, what are your thoughts?

Well, I mean that's a debate that's been raging for years, like at least the last eight days. I've never heard that before, so.. I've said it before, mate, Spurs does crazy things to people. It does, it does.

You put that club into any sentence or any issue, and invariably they all come out and try and diminish as much as they can.

Why wasn't there an issue before and it's an issue now What's the difference? I don't understand what the difference is.

Last year, fifth didn't get you into the Champions League, this year it does. What does that mean? There are competition rules and the rules say that the winner goes into [the Champions League] and it's not the first year, and there isn't an asterisk against it that you have to do something else as well. But it's Spurs, mate, they love it. They love it. Oh, they love it, you love it, don't you?

Even former Arsenal managers love it?

Well, you know, I don't want to go down that road because I've got a great respect for Arsene. He's one of the legends of the game, but it does crazy things to people, mate, I love it. I love it, bring it on. it's going to upset people, so that makes me happy.

Do you feel you guys are two games away from changing the narrative?

I don't know if it will change it, but certainly some of it becomes redundant for sure because a big part and a lot of the narrative around the club is we haven't won for a very long time. Anything. I think it is 15 (18) years for a trophy, 21 (41) for a European trophy, so that is part of it. Some of it will still exist beyond that, but as I said, from my perspective how do you create a winning culture? It all starts with winning. I think the more experiences you have of winning, if you can land a trophy along the way, it certainly gives belief within the whole club that it is capable and possible of doing. We've still got a big game tomorrow to even get through to get to a final before we can start talking about that.

A Bodo/Glimt player, Frederik Sjovold, said your pressing was very bad, any response?

That's okay. There is a game tomorrow. All those things will be answered.

You said Tottenham does crazy things to you?

Not to me. No, no, no. No, I said to people. I am fine.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I am great, I am definitely good.

OK, I was intrigued, how crazy has Spurs made you?

It hasn't made me crazy at all. I was talking about other people, I wasn't talking about me. I was asked the question about apparently there is a massive raging debate about the legitimacy of us or Man United potentially being in the Champions League next year. They need to change the rules because Spurs are involved.

You got your match with Villa moved, does that mean you think you have one foot in the final?

Oh my God. Really? Next question, please. No idea. You realise I am the manager yeah? I don't make the rules, I don't change fixtures, I am the manager.

What is the biggest challenge of facing Bodo here?

I think whenever you play away from home in Europe, it is always challenging. It is always tough because obviously the opposition have the normality of the conditions and the stadium and the crowd behind them. All those kind of things make it difficult. It is no different here. I think the fact it is a semi-final and such a big game irrespective it is always going to be a bit tight and tense throughout the whole game. I think it is just the nature of the competition you're in and being in a semi-final, whether it was at our place first or at our place second, it would have been the same kind of scenario of two teams who know there is a big prize at the end of getting to a final. Yeah, we'll have to perform tomorrow.

The Bodo manager said the plastic pitch provides a different game, what has been your assessment and preparation?

Yeah it does. It’s obviously different. But you know, again, we’ll train on it today. Like I said, whether it’s the pitch, whether it’s the atmosphere, whether it’s the conditions, there’s always something that you need to overcome, at the end of the day. You’re playing in a major competition, away, there’s always challenges there. Whatever that challenge is, you need to overcome it, and we’ll do that tomorrow.

There’s talk about your approach, but the Frankfurt away game was based on qualities that aren’t talked about as much, organisation, grit etc, how important are they to your side?

Hugely. Just the nature of the competition, knock-out competitions demand different things from you as a team. Particularly in knock-out scenarios, just in my experience. It naturally means that you have to be a little bit more focused, because every moment is important, every aspect of the game is important. So yes, it does mean that certain things, you have to be really clear-headed on, in terms of our approach. The boys have handled it really well so far in the knock-out stages, particularly in the second legs of every game, of understanding what needs to be done. Within the context of still wanting to play our football, still wanting to be aggressive, knowing what parameters we can play towards to get through.

You’ve always said you’re happy for young players to make mistakes, are you prepared to tell them to be more safety-first?

I think that happens naturally anyway. Players are - I keep saying - they’re human beings. They understand as well. I think, if anything, that if I put it on them even more, they become even more conservative, and you don’t want that. I just think the nature of the contest means that happens anyway. I guess that reigns in a lot of things on a natural basis, I don’t think it’s something I need to expressly say to the players. Again, my role within that is to still show that there’s aspects of our game that are going to be really important tomorrow, that are consistent in our game, that we’re going to have to execute as well.

Ange Postecoglou has finally received a positive Tottenham injury update having recently lost four players to very different issues. Club captain Son Heung-min was the first key player to pick up an issue with that, having seen him miss the last five games.

Richarlison and Mathys Tel have deputised in his absence, but further attacking worries have arrived. During the Europa League semi-final first leg triumph over Bodo/Glimt, both Dominic Solanke and James Maddison picked up injuries.

The latter's problem immediately appeared far more serious, with Postecoglou confirming as such after the draw with West Ham United. "No, it doesn't look great, but we're just waiting for further information," he admitted in a press conference on Maddison.

"We'll just wait and see. Hopefully we'll probably get some clarity tomorrow. It's fair to say it doesn't look promising, but I'll just wait and see."

"Dom's improving," the Tottenham boss later revealed. "We obviously left him out today, but the medical team are pretty confident he should be right for Thursday." And Postecoglou's early assessment looks to have been proven right, judging by the Spurs head coach's latest admission.

"Madders from the first leg," he said when asked for team news. "So he's out. He'll miss the rest of this season and disappointing for him. I'm disappointed for him because he's been a real catalyst for us.

He'll miss out but that's been the story of our season. Everyone else from the first leg has travelled and they're ready to go. Dom is fine and ready to go, he's trained with the team."

With Solanke back, that is at least one positive but that has been outweighed by negatives with Lucas Bergvall also unavailable after suffering an injury.

The young Swede then spotted pitch side on crutches and in a protective boo after tweaking his ankle in training. "With Lucas, it looks like the injury is significant enough to probably keep him out now for the rest of the season. He tweaked his ligaments in his ankle, so he is out," Postecoglou admitted.

The only other Tottenham player currently missing due to injury is Radu Dragusin after he damaged his ACL back in January. Despite undergoing surgery and not being expected back until later this year, the Romania international's recovery is going very well.

In an update posted to Instagram, Dragusin is captured running on the grass at Hotspur Way. He captioned the video: "Today was a good day. Running again, that feelings hits different. 12 weeks post-op."

Given the severity of the issue, it is currently unclear whether or not his return date will be fast-tracked, but it is good to see him on the mend after suffering such a bad injury.

Ange Postecoglou and Guglielmo Vicario are holding their press conferences in Bodo on Wednesday evening ahead of Tottenham's Europa League semi-final second leg in Norway.

Spurs hold a 3-1 lead ahead of Thursday's match against a Bodo side who have been dominant at home at the Aspmyra Stadion this season in European competition. Postecoglou should have a mostly fresh team to select from after making eight changes for Sunday's 1-1 draw at West Ham.

However, he is expected to be without James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall after their knee and ankle injuries respectively, while the Australian will also provide the latest updates on captain Son Heung-min and striker Dominic Solanke, with the latter shown boarding the flight to Norway.

Vicario will also be speaking out in Bodo and is likely to comment on his recent form, the injuries to those two key midfielders and Spurs' tough season as well as this chance to make something historic of it.

Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to Postecoglou and Vicario. Scroll down for his latest updates from the press conference at the Aspmyra Stadion.