Bilbao, Spain – Tottenham Hotspur don finally win 2024/25 Europa League, dem don secure dem place for next season Champions League. Dis big achievement come after long 17 years wey dem no win any major trophy.
Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham coach, don talk say he dey always win for him second year for any club wey he manage, and e really prove am as dem take smash Manchester United for di final wey happen on May 21, 2025. Di only goal wey make di difference na from di first-half, as Spurs show say dem fit outplay dem Premier League rivals.
Before dis win, Spurs dey struggle for di league, dem dey sit for 17th place for di table. If dem no win di Europa League, road to Europe go dry for dem, and dis make di lagos get more pressure as dem face di final.
Di new format wey UEFA introduce for di Europa League dey make di road tougher. Instead of di traditional group stages, dem go use ‘Swiss model’, wey mean all 36 teams go dey for di same points table, and dem go play eight matches against different opponents. Dis change dey affect di way dem dey seed di teams, and now Spurs go enter pot two instead of pot one, meaning dem fit face harder opponents in di draw.
Even though di new format dey tough, Tottenham no go complain because dem win £15.6 million just for qualifying. Dem go get additional £1.7 million for every match wey dem win during di league phase, plus £580,000 for every draw. Dis no dey include di bigger cash wey dem fit collect if dem go knockout stage.
Di win dey good for Spurs fans, wey don dey look for dis trophy since 2008 when dem last win di League Cup after dem beat Chelsea 2-1. A spokesperson for Domino’s Pizza even use dis opportunity to remind fans of di long drought, as dem show say since den, dem don deliver over 1.5 billion pizzas in di UK and Ireland.
Domino’s spokesperson say, “We dey observe di situation, but if Spurs fit deliver for Bilbao, we go reset di counter to zero.” Dis dey highlight di pressure wey dey on Ange Postecoglou as di fans dey expect success.
For di Europa League final, Postecoglou don name im starting XI, dem go play without any creative midfielders due to injuries. Players like Richarlison and Dominic Solanke go lead di attack, as dem plan to continue di good record against United dis season.
With dis win, Tottenham don finally break di trophy drought, and dem go enter di Champions League next season, as di fans dey excited for wetin di future go bring.
