Nigeria, May 22 -- Tottenham Hotspur triumphed over the Red Devils during the final of the UEFA Europa League in Bilbao, Spain, to win their first major trophy since 2008 and their first European success in 41 years.

The game seemed evenly matched until Brennan Johnson's historic strike in the 42nd minute for Tottenham changed the atmosphere.

The match ended 1-0 in favour of Spurs, who looked just 45 minutes away from making history.

The second half saw Tottenham absorb more pressure in order to defend their lead, and even with seven minutes of added time, they triumphed against all odds.

This is what Heung-Min Son, the club captain, said after their glorious night in Spain:

"We did it! I wanted to do something special. Today, we did...