Ben Ramsdale
BBC Sport journalist

Rate then, you've got me for the last hour.

I've been out in the sun and feel dazed and don't really know what's going on.

I feel like a supply teacher, you could message me and tell me we're covering something completely different and I'd probably just go with it.

Europa League stuff I think - I'll try and crack on.

Bit more background on tonight's games and then a look back at some #classic semi-finals I reckon.

"I just feel lucky to be alive at a time when my club performs like the club is doing."

Hear from Bodo/Glimt fans, staff and players ahead of their Europa League semi-final against Spurs.

BBC 5 Live Breakfast

Anders Karlsen is a big Bodo/Glimt fan with a fear of flying. That makes getting to away games tricky when Bodo is more than 500 miles north of Oslo on the Norwegian coast, but Anders has managed to drive to London for tonight's game.

He set out on Sunday, driving to Norway's capital Oslo, then travelled via Sweden, Denmark, Germany and a short visit to Belgium before reaching France, where he took a ferry to England.

Last night he arrived in London after a journey of about 1,850 miles and earlier toady he spoke to 5 Live Breakfast all about it.

Asked it if was worth it, he said: "Well, I have to drive the whole way back again so we’ll see when I get home, but for now it’s definitely worth it, yeah.

"I have never done a road trip this long before. I have driven from Bodo to Oslo, but the funny thing is, from Bodo to Oslo takes the same time as Oslo to London."

Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

Question: With such bad league campaigns will Spurs or Man Utd think it's a successful season if they win the Europa League? Or is there going to be an overall sense of disappointment given how bad the league has been for both?

I suspect they would think they had got away with one. You cannot deliver the results and performances those two sides have over a 38-game season and feel satisfied. It has been an awful season from virtually any standpoint.

However, in Europe they have delivered. I think they have benefited from the fact no teams dropped into the competition from the Champions League after the group phase as it means the overall standard is not as high.

I have to be honest, I did not expect Tottenham to get through against Eintracht Frankfurt but they did and you have to make them favourites to reach the final, even though Bodo/Glimt are a far better side than most give them credit for.

As for Manchester United. Well, who knows? They were excellent overall against Lyon but contrived to throw away victory in France and then capitulate from a winning position at Old Trafford. I suspect Athletic Bilbao will be their biggest test.

If either English club wins the tournament, there will have been moments of genuine excellence. But they don’t make up for an entire season of awful performances on the domestic front.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

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Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent answering your questions

Question: James Maddison talked a good game yesterday in his news conference and says the players are all behind Ange. Do you think it's true and why then are some performances (Liverpool last Sunday) so weak and lacking passion?

As is the case at all clubs, there will be players fully behind Postecoglou and others who will need convincing.

It's only natural for players to have doubts about their manager following such a poor season.

Equally, and this is not to doubt Maddison's comments, what is he supposed to say in public?!

The celebrations on the pitch after the win in Frankfurt suggests the team are generally behind the manager. But we aren't fully party to what happens behind closed doors.

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Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Saying that, it's still five hours to kick-off, so the wise move might be to get some beauty sleep now and be up bright and early to catch the footie before the working day starts.

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

We normally get plenty of messages from our readers in Australia and New Zealand at the start of the day.

By my reckoning, it is approaching midnight in Melbourne right now.

My question is, does Matt support one of the three British teams in European semi-final action tonight - Tottenham, Manchester United (Europa League) or Chelsea (Conference League) - and is he planning to pull an all-nighter to watch them?

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Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

Question: Does Ange need to win the Europa League to keep his job? And even if he does, is it enough? 19 league defeats this season is hard to defend?

My information is that while winning the Europa League will be a factor in determining Postecoglou’s future, the current indications are that he will leave Tottenham regardless of the outcome of their European campaign.

The Premier League form, which has been abysmal, will be a key consideration here.

Nineteen defeats for a squad of Spurs’ quality isn’t good enough.

The powerbrokers at Spurs know that. The other factor here is Postecoglou’s connection with supporters. A significant section of fans have turned on Postecoglou. Once that happens, it’s hard to turn round.

At this point, it would be more of a shock if Postecoglou was to remain.

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Tottenham Hotspur

Ange Postecoglou said Son Heung-min will not feature for Tottenham this evening. He is training separately from the group.

Son has been out with a foot injury since Spurs’ 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on 10 April.

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Manchester United

Ruben Amorim said both Amad Diallo and Matthijs de Ligt will be in the squad for the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. Both have trained.

Diallo has been out since February with an ankle injury. De Ligt has been out for a month also with an ankle injury.

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Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Those odds are clearly coloured by the fact the Opta Supercomputer has Tottenham down as favourites to beat Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt, while the other semi-final is harder to call.

Not that Ange Postecoglou was too impressed when that suggestion was put to him in his news conference.

Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao look to be favourites to beat Manchester United in their semi-final.

The La Liga side may assume the position as title favourites should they reach the final, which is being held in their home stadium.

For the record, Tottenham are favourites to win the Europa League - according to Opta's Supercomputer - with a 32.6% chance.

Athletic Bilbao have a 31% chance, Manchester United are given 24.3%, while Bodo/Glimt are the outsiders with 12.1%.