ESPN.com · May 22, 2025
Postecoglou keeps his promise with Spurs' long-awaited trophy
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BILBAO, Spain -- Tottenham Hotspur have won their first trophy since 2008 after beating Manchester United 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League final on a tight and tense night in Bilbao.
The game was decided by a scruffy goal from Brennan Johnson just before halftime, but Spurs and under-fire manager Ange Postecoglou won't care.
The scrappy nature of the goal -- initially credited as a Luke Shaw own goal after it was bundled in at the near post -- was fitting of a game that was low on quality from the first minute to the last.
It looked every inch a fixture as teams sat in 16th and 17th place, respectively, in the Premier League table.