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Bodo v Tottenham team news

Defenders Brede Moe (groin) and Jostein Gundersen (unspecified), midfielders Daniel Bassi (groin) and Ulrik Saltnes (illness) and forward Ola Brynhildsen (knee) are doubts for the hosts.

“We have to remind ourselves how special this is,” said goalkeeper Nikita Haikin (via Glimt’s website), who spent parts of his youth career at Chelsea, Portsmouth and Reading and was briefly at Bristol City in between two spells with Bodo from 2019.

“Seven years ago, this was completely unthinkable. It’s special to bring the Champions League not only to Norway, but to northern Norway. We just have to enjoy it.

“It is now quite natural to see the all-yellows among football giants such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Tottenham. It is hard and focused work over time that has resulted in this.

“It’s cool to see how far we’ve come. It’s an incredible time and it just has to sink in. I’m very excited – that’s all I can say.”

Solanke’s prospects of troubling Bodo again are in doubt because of an ankle issue and defender Ben Davies may not feature as a consequence of a knee problem.

On-loan Paris Saint-Germain forward Randal Kolo Muani’s involvement is also in jeopardy because of a leg injury.

New midfield signing Xavi Simons played for 78 minutes against Wolves but Frank suggested the Netherlands international was not as “sharp” as he might have liked.

Frank also said Tottenham “lost the structure” after Rodrigo Bentancur’s 62-minute replacement, with Brennan Johnson coming on.

Spurs had three attempts on target in the game and finished on an expected goals total of 0.88.

Bodo/Glimt v Tottenham expected teams

Bodo/Glimt starting XI: Nikita Haikin, Fredrik Sjovold, Odin Bjortuft, Haitam Aleesami, Fredrik Bjorkan, Hakon Evjen, Patrick Berg, Sondre Auklend, Mathias Jorgensen, Kasper Hogh, Jens Petter Hauge

Tottenham starting XI: Guglielmo Vicario, Djed Spence, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Joao Palhinha, Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur,, Mohammed Kudus, Richarlison, Xavi Simons