Spurs and Postecoglou face moment of truth on Bodø/Glimt’s plastic pitch

Injuries have been the theme of Spurs’ season but they have to overcome the blow of two more befalling their two most in-form midfielders, Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison, just when they were needed most.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou during a training session at the Aspmyra Stadium. Pic: Stian Lysberg Solum/PA Wire via NTB/PA Wire. 

European football has provided Tottenham with a sanctuary during this most confusing of seasons. 

Their Premier League campaign has been a disaster but they have turned into a different team against continental opposition. They have veered away from the wilder excesses of Angeball during their run to the Europa League semi-finals – their quarter-final win over Eintracht Frankfurt was achieved with a crafty, gritty performance in the second leg – and silverware will be within reach for the first time since 2008 if they can hold their nerve at the Aspmyra Stadium.