On May 2 , the first leg of the 2024-25 Europa League semi-finals kicked off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, with the Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur playing at home against the Norwegian Super League champion Bodo Grimm. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Tottenham Hotspur relied on Johnson's lightning goal, Maddison's wonderful single shot and Solanke's steady penalty kick to finally beat the opponent 3-1 and take the initiative in the two-round match.

Just one minute into the game , Tottenham gave fans a surprise start. Pedro Porro on the right made an accurate cross, Richarlison passed the ball high in front of the goal, and Brennan Johnson, who came in from behind , headed the ball into the goal, and the score was quickly rewritten to 1-0 . Just five minutes later, Maddison got a great single-handed opportunity, but his shot was slightly off target, missing the chance to expand the score.

Tottenham firmly controlled the tempo of the game. In the 23rd minute, they created a good opportunity through corner kick tactics. Bissouma's volley from outside the penalty area was slightly off target. In the 34th minute, Porro sent another accurate long pass to James Maddison who calmly stopped the ball and shot low into the far corner in front of the goalkeeper, expanding the score to 2-0 .

Before the end of the first half, Solanke and Bentancur created threats but failed to break the opponent's goal. In the 58th minute of the second half, Tottenham got a valuable penalty kick opportunity. Romero was fouled in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty kick after VAR replay. In the 61st minute, Solanke took the penalty kick, changed the rhythm and dribbled past the goalkeeper, easily sending the ball into the lower left corner of the goal, and Tottenham led 3-0 .

Bodo Grimt did not give up the game despite falling behind by three goals. In the 83rd minute, they created an opportunity through attacking from the left, and Saltenis made a wonderful escape in the penalty area, and then his shot hit the defender and deflected into the net, helping the visiting team to get a goal back, and the final score was 3-1 .

At the end of the game, Tottenham beat Bodo Grimm 3-1 at home and successfully won the first leg of the Europa League semi-final. Although Bodo Grimm showed some resilience, Tottenham's three-goal advantage laid a solid foundation for the second leg. The second leg will be held in Norway a week later. Tottenham only needs to maintain a two-goal advantage to advance to this season's Europa League final.