‘Pandemonium’ inside 38 seconds! Spurs stun in perfect start as Euro dream handed big boost — LIVE

Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham scored in the opening minute of the first leg of their Europa League semi-final in a dream start at home against Bodø/Glimt.

Brennan Johnson was unmarked at the back post to head home the opener just 38 seconds into the tie to send Tottenham Hotspur Stadium into raptures.

Pedro Porro whipped in a cross that found Richarlison, whose header sailed across the face of goal to hand Johnson a golden opportunity to score his fourth goal of their European campaign, and his 17th in all competitions this season.

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“Pandemonium,” was the call from the commentators for Stan Sport as the ball hit the back of the net.

It was the fastest goal ever scored in a Europa League semi-final, and the fastest this season in the secondary European competition.

Spurs then made a two-goal lead shortly after the half hour mark with Porro pulling off another brilliant pass over the top to pick out James Maddison charging into the box.

The attacking midfielder then controlled the ball beautifully, despite his initial touch taking him away from goal, and finished expertly into the far corner past goalkeeper Nikita Khaikin who charged off his line.

Postecoglou made seven changes to his starting XI from the 5-1 Premier League loss to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, including three changes at the back with Porro as well as centre back pairing Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven returning to the line-up.

In attack, Johnson and Richarlison started either side of Dominic Solanke, while Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur returned to the midfield.

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The Norwegian outfit travelled to north London buoyed by a formidable home record on their artificial pitch situated north of the Arctic Circle where the second leg will be played in a week’s time.

It means Postecoglou’s side will be eager to walk away from their home tie with a comfortable advantage, after making hard work for themselves in the previous round against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Tottenham dominated the first leg at home of the quarter-final but could only muster a 1-1 draw before travelling to Germany a week later where they prevailed 1-0.

Postecoglou, who received a strong show of support from star midfielder James Maddison in the build-up, wants his players to recreate their endeavour from that night last month, but add a little more polish to find the back of the net more often.

“I think you try and do that anyway,” the Australian said when asked about the importance of dominating at home in his match eve press conference.

“I think playing at home in Europe for every club has its advantages and you want to try to take that advantage. As you said, Bodo away is a difficult challenge.

“But having said that, we played really well against Frankfurt at home, should have won by three or four. We ended up drawing, but the important thing was that we played really well and were dominant.

“That gave us confidence. Frankfurt away wasn’t easy, their record is just as compelling as Bodo’s.

“I think tomorrow night what’s really important is that we put in another dominant performance. Hopefully if we create as many chances, this time they go in rather than hitting the crossbar and so forth.

“But I don’t think you just go into tomorrow night thinking you’re going to kill off the tie then. I think semi-finals for the most part tend to be pretty tight and I expect that tomorrow night.”

Spurs will be without captain Son Heung-min who remains sidelined with a foot injury, but otherwise, Postecoglou’s squad is a in a rare state of good health.

Injuries have plagued them all season, but the Australian is set to have an almost full-strength line-up to choose from, after resting key players during their 5-1 thrashing by Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

“I think we’re in a good place from that point of view,” Postecoglou said when asked about the fitness of the squad.

“Looking at the outputs of the players, I think we’ve got work into players who needed it. Others, we’ve had to manage, because with a season like ours, where guys like Romero and Van de Ven and Destiny, guys who’ve missed a lot of the season, it’s not just about getting them back, you’ve got to manage how you bring them back, how and when they play.

“Certainly all the guys we rested on the weekend – like Bentancur – all could have played – or like Pedro – on the weekend for sure. But it made sense for us to give them really good preparation.

“And the guys who played – Dom played 60, Madders played 45 – they’re in a good place physically absolutely.

“We’re going to need a big physical performance because again, Bodo work really hard as a team, but similarly to the Frankfurt games, I think the guys from a physical standpoint are in a good place to have a strong performance.”