Ange Postecoglou has taken Tottenham to the UEFA Europa League Final for the first time since 1984.

Spurs have now progressed with a 2-0 win in the second leg of their semi-final against Bodø/Glimt. This was enough of a result to see them win on aggregate against the Norwegian side 5-1.

It is the only the second time that Tottenham has made a European final in the Premier League era with their last appearance being in the Champions League Final in 2019.

They last won a European trophy in 1984 when they won the UEFA Cup (now known as the Europa League).

Spurs will come up against Manchester United in an all-English final.

Speaking after the semi-final victory, Postecoglou hit back at his critics who have hounded him relentlessly through what has proven to be a record low domestic season for Spurs.

“It’s going to upset a lot of people isn’t it?" he said.

“The debate is now raging. I’ve heard the latest one is neither of us will be able to get a trophy if we win. We’re just going to take a team photo because we’re not worthy.

“I mean, who cares if we struggled in the league? Why is that important?

“If it so easy to get to a final, then why doesn’t everyone who finishes in the top three do it?"

“We understand our league form hasn’t been great. We understand the struggles we’ve had and a lot of them have because of the situation we’ve been in but how that diminishes the achievement of getting to a final?

“Like I said, this club and others have finished in first, second or third in the Premier League and haven’t made finals, so why should that be diminished?

“I couldn’t care less who’s struggling and who’s not. I think both us and Manchester United have earned the right to be there. We’ve probably beaten teams that will be in the Champions League next year on the road to getting there.”

Postecoglou believes those who have criticised his team and his management this year will be fearing the idea that Spurs could actually win some silverware.

"What’s happening right now is that people are fearing that. That it actually might happen and because it might happen, let’s see how we can tear it down somehow, diminish it somehow by saying that it’s been a poor season and we don’t deserve this and we don’t deserve that, or somehow comparing us to Manchester United.

“Maybe if we had Manchester United’s success, maybe I’d have a different view. But I came into this role, like I said you know it better than me, I could’ve been sitting here exactly the same time in fifth position.”

WHAT IT MEANS

In the lead up to this match, most people were confident that Spurs would progress to the final after their dominant 3-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in their first leg match.

But some Tottenham fans were not completely sold that they would qualify for the final, believing that the brutal conditions that their team would be subject given that Bodø/Glimt’s home ground is within the Arctic Circle.

For the first 10 minutes, the match was largely even between the two sides with both teams having opportunities.

However, as the game progressed in the first half, Bodø/Glimt would build up their possession similarly to what they did in the second half of the first leg.

Despite having more possession, they would not be able to generate pressure on Tottenham’s defence, with most of their shots coming from outside the box and off target.

But Spurs would still have their chances in the first half, with Pedro Porro’s free kick in the 23rd minute being the closest they came in the first half.

But in the second half, they would eventually score from a corner with Dominic Solanke.

This is now the third consecutive game in the Europa League that he has scored for Tottenham, showing his impact up top for them.

And the game would be put beyond doubt with Porro scoring an absolute beauty in the 69th minute to secure their spot in the final.

“You can see what it means for Ange,” Craig Foster said on Stan Sport. “This season has been absolutely horrible. He’s had to manage through the most intense pressure. It has been a furnace.

“This is a big morning. For Australian coaching, this is absolutely immense.

"Ange has broken a lot of barriers in his career and he’s broken another one here. First Australian coach in a major European final. That’s big.

“Win or otherwise, he has already created a new level for Australian coaches. This is a very big moment.”

Tottenham will head to Bilbao in Spain for the Europa League Final on the 22nd of May, with the match kicking off at 5am AEST time.

Recent history would suggest that Tottenham comes into the match as favourites, having beaten United three times this season. This included Spurs knocking the Red Devils out of the EFL Cup at the quarter-final stage.

Spurs’ next match will take place against Crystal Palace in the EPL on Sunday night.