How to watch Tottenham v Bodo/Glimt, team news, pre-match quotes, predicted line-ups and more | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur host Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday night.

The two sides have never met each other before. Bodo have only faced English opposition on three occasions. They lost twice to Arsenal in 2022 and lost to Manchester United earlier this season too.

Tottenham come into the match as big favourites against the Norwegian champions. Spurs will reach their second European final this century as long as they can avoid an upset.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of the clash…

Kick-off time

8pm BST

How to watch in the UK

TNT Sports 2 or streaming on Discovery+

Injuries and doubts

Tottenham: Radu Dragusin (out), Heung-Min Son (out)

Spurs had been hoping that captain Heung-Min Son would be available. However, he was absent from training and Ange Postecoglou has ruled him out of the clash while he recovers from a foot problem.

Bodo: Odin Luras Bjortuft (doubt), Ole Didrik Blomberg (doubt), Patrick Berg (suspended), Hakon Evjen (suspended), Andreas Helmerson (suspended)

Bodo are missing a number of key men through suspension. Patrick Berg has played every minute  of Bodo’s Europa League campaign so far but he is suspended for accumulating too many yellow cards. Hakov Evjen has also started every game for the Norwegians and he misses out for the same reason.

Predicted line-ups

Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Tel

Bodo/Glimt (4-3–3): Haikin; Sjovold, Nielsen, Gundersen, Bjorkan; Fet, Auklend, Saltnes; Maatta, Hogh, Hauge

Recent form

Tottenham’s woeful Premier League form has continued, losing 5-1 at Liverpool on Sunday, and have lost the last three games in the league. They overcame AZ Alkmaar before defeating a strong Eintracht Frankfurt side on their way to this semi-final, however.

Although Bodo have won four of the last five Norwegian titles, they remain minnows on the European scene. Their 8,000 capacity stadium would be smaller than average in League Two. However, that has not stopped them so far. Bodo have already knocked FC Twente, Olympiacos and Lazio out of the competition. They have had a strong start to their league season, winning three and drawing one of their opening four games.

What’s been said?

Ahead of the match, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou said: “Irrespective of how this season has gone, we have generations of fans who want this more than anything else, to share with the people that they love a special moment supporting their football club.”

Postecoglou continued: “This season could have gone a lot differently and we could be flying in the league but it wouldn’t make this opportunity any different. The opportunity is the same and I’ve made that clear to the players.”

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison agreed: “You lot talk all the time about Tottenham being without silverware for however many years it is but we’re in the last four and we’ve got a great opportunity in this competition that we’ve been pretty solid in this year.”

Bodo manager Kjetil Knutsen maintained: “I don’t think we are the favourites to win the Europa League. But we have shown that we can be competitive and we are stepping up to another level. We have never been to this level before. Can we compete with Tottenham over two matches? I don’t have the answer. Yes, I believe so.”