"For the first time in 17 years, Tottenham actually won a trophy a first European trophy since 1984, no less. That they did it in the same season as their lowest league finish for 47 years made it all the stranger yes, Spurs were tipped from the start as serious contenders to win the Europa League, but they then lost 22 of their 38 Premier League matches and finished 17th."
"The appropriate Spursy outcome would have been to get all the way to the Europa League final, then succumb to Manchester United, but they only went and won it thanks to a goal from Brennan Johnson, who is Tottenham Hotspur's fourth-most expensive signing ever. Or at least, a goal that was credited to Brennan Johnson the Welshman appeared to direct the ball away from the net, only for it to hit Luke Shaw and go in. It was Ange Postecoglou's last game Keith Burkinshaw also left after winning the UEFA Cup in 1984, becoming boss of the Bahrain national team."
"Before the Champions League's last 16 in March, Mo Salah was 11-10 favourite to win the Ballon d'Or, ahead of Kylian Mbappe (11-4), Vinicius Junior (10-1), plus Lamine Yamal and Raphinha (14-1). Virgil van Dijk, Jude Bellingham, Robert Lewandowski, Harry Kane, Cole Palmer and Alexander Isak weren't far behind, with Ousmane Dembele nowhere close perennial bottlers PSG were only sixth favourites for the Champions League."
Tottenham Hotspur won the Europa League, securing their first European trophy since 1984, despite recording their worst league finish in 47 years. The team lost 22 of 38 Premier League matches and finished 17th. The final's decisive goal was credited to Brennan Johnson after the ball appeared to deflect off Luke Shaw. Ange Postecoglou managed his last game for the club. Paris Saint-Germain were outsiders in the Champions League but produced a late surge, with Ousmane Dembele contributing seven goal involvements in six matches. Dembele won the Ballon d'Or, while Mohamed Salah finished fourth behind Lamine Yamal and Vitinha.
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