Tottenham Hotspur have won the Europa League after beating Premier League rivals Manchester United 1-0 in the final.
Brennan Johnson’s scrappy 42-minute goal gave Ange Postecoglou’s team the win and a spot in next season’s Champions League, which is set to bring the north London club a £100m windfall.
Spurs were thankful for Micky van de Ven’s second-half goal-line clearance and keeper Guglielmo Vicario’s stoppage-time save.
The club have endured a disappointing top-flight campaign, currently sitting in 17th place in the domestic league, but the victory in Bilbao, Spain, means they have secured a place in Europe’s premier club competition and salvaged their season.
Image: Heung Min-Son lifts the Europa League trophy after Spurs’ win. Pic: Reuters
It is the first time Tottenham have won a trophy since the League Cup in 2008, and it is their first European title since the UEFA Cup in 1984.
Beaming boss Postecoglou silenced the critics – at least temporarily – as he stuck to his word by winning a trophy in his second season.
Last September, the head coach stated: “I’ll correct myself – I don’t usually win things, I always win things in my second year. Nothing’s changed.
“I’ve said it now. I don’t say things unless I believe them.”
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Tottenham goalscorer Johnson told TNT Sport after the team’s triumph: “I’m so happy right now. This season hasn’t been good, but not one of us players cares right now.
“This is what it’s all about… it means so much. All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning a trophy, but to get the first one in a while today, I’m so happy.
“Ever since I came here, it’s been ‘Tottenham are a good team but never get it done’. We got it done.”
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