Tottenham break 64-year record with 2-0 Europa League win over Bodo/Glimt

In the process of beating Bodo/Glimt in the second leg and securing their passage to the Europa League final, Tottenham have broken a 64-year record.

Tottenham Hotspur are now just one game away from winning just the fourth European trophy in their history, with Manchester United standing in their way.

The big final at Bilbao will undoubtedly attract the eyes of the world, with both clubs desperately needing the silverware on the back of abject seasons domestically.

Spurs are looking to win their first trophy since their League Cup win in 2008, and Ange Postecoglou believes that his side can turn over Man United in the final, given the resilience and the character his players have shown through the season.

Tottenham have broken their long-standing European record

Tottenham’s 2-0 win in Norway was their ninth win of the Europa League campaign. According to talkSPORT, the North London club have not won more than eight in a single European campaign since 1961.

That means that Ange Postecoglou has broken a record that stood for 64 years, but one has to keep in mind that the Europa League has entered a new format this season, with two more group stage games than usual.

Still, it is not a record to be scoffed at and shows that Tottenham have been consistent in Europe despite their struggles domestically.

In fact, the nine wins that Spurs have in Europe this season is only three fewer than their Premier League tally all season.

Spurs now looking to achieve feat for the first time in over four decades

While a lot has been said and written about the club’s 17-year trophy drought, their trophy drought in Europe is considerably longer.

The last time Tottenham won a European trophy was back in 1984, when they won the same competition (which was called the UEFA Cup at the time), beating Anderlecht in the final.

Captain Steve Perryman proudly held the trophy aloft in Belgium that evening, and Heung-min Son could get the honour to hoist the same trophy in Spain for Spurs 41 years later.

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