
Ange Postecoglou said it himself in the dressing room in Norway: every minute and every game between Tottenham's semi-final win over Bodo/Glimt and kick-off in Bilbao on May 21, should be put towards nothing else but preparing to beat Manchester United.
If Spurs' league form felt like an afterthought before they booked their place in an all-English showpiece, now it is a total irrelevance.