Tottenham edge Eintracht 1-0 to book Europa League semi-final place

FRANKFURT :Tottenham snatched an aggregate 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt to reach the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday after Dominic Solanke converted from the spot to secure a 1-0 win in the second leg of their quarter-final.

The Premier League side will face Norway's Bodo/Glimt in May for a spot in the final.

Solanke gave Tottenham the lead from the spot two minutes before halftime after the visitors were awarded a penalty for a foul by goalkeeper Kaua Santos on Spurs midfielder James Maddison.

Maddison headed the ball before clashing with the arriving Santos, and the referee pointed to the spot following a VAR review.

"Obviously we haven't had the best of seasons in the Premier League this year but ultimately we want to win trophies and we got a good chance of doing that with this cup," Solanke said.

Tottenham, who are 15th in the league, continue their quest to win a first European trophy in more than 40 years after their 1984 UEFA Cup success, something that would give them redemption for a disappointing domestic campaign.

They reached the last four of a European competition for the first time since their run to the 2019 Champions League final, where they lost 2-0 against fellow Premier League side Liverpool.

GOETZE GOES OFF INJURED

Playing in heavy rain, Eintracht showed more intent in the opening stages but lost Mario Goetze early on after the veteran playmaker suffered what looked like a hamstring injury.

He was replaced by Fares Chaibi, who wasted no time and had a chance with a header soon afterwards but was denied by Tottenham keeper Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham were without their captain Son Heung-min, who did not travel due to a foot injury.

Mathys Tel, who signed for Spurs on loan from Bayern Munich in