Tottenham stars Dominic Solanke and James Maddison send messages after double injury worry

Dominic Solanke and James Maddison were at the heart of all things good for Tottenham Hotspur playing Bodo/Glimt, so the hope will be that they have avoided significant injuries on the night.

approached their semi-final fully aware that this is their only chance for silverware in what remains of the season, and with it comes the prize of Champions League qualification.

So with plucky Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt in town, Brennan Johnson struck within a minute of the first leg's start to make it known the Premier League club weren't there to mess about.

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produced the killer moment of the game, bringing down a long-range pass from Pedro Porro and firing home, before scored the third of from the penalty spot in the second period.

However, the final two goalscorers were removed after their exploits over knocks picked up.

"Madders felt a tweak in his knee but it doesn't sound like it's anything serious," .

"Dom was saying something similarly in his quad, but both of them didn't feel it was anything too significant. We thought it was wise just to take him off at that point."

Spurs know the weight of winning the competition, later this month after they also cruised to a first-leg victory.

Keeping both hurt players fit is going to be critical and both were quick to come out on social media with their own messages afterwards.

First, Solanke issued a confidence-boosting message to suggest he will be there to continue in the fight, writing on Instagram: "Half the battle done [salute emoji]."

Meanwhile Maddison posted an emotionally-charged message hinting as to why he looked and pointed up to the sky during his goal celebrations.

"Michelle, my 2nd Mumsy. That was for you! You had an unbelievable sense of humour & a heart made of pure gold which is why you were loved so dearly. Love you brother @harryyates97," his Instagram caption read, seemingly a tribute to a close friend's relative.

So it remains to be seen whether both players will continue as normal after Thursday night's match.

Postecoglou will certainly be hoping they do, knowing that captain Son Heung-min is currently sidelined and now so is midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who picked up his latest problem in training and was seen with crutches and a protective boot at the semi-final.

"It’s hugely disappointed for Lucas," Postecoglou added. "He had a big week resigning with the club and he's had such a great year for us. It's just the way our season's gone, where in training something innocuous like that ends up with him hurting his ankle.

"We'll just assess, over the next few days and let it settle down and we'll find an extent of sees an opportunity for someone else."