Bodo/Glimt chief Havard Sakariassen has warned Tottenham his side have drastically improved since the teams last met four months ago.

Spurs produced two accomplished performances in May under old boss Ange Postecoglou to break the hearts of the Norwegian minnows and progress into the Europa League final. Bodo had already made history with their run to the last four of Europe’s second-tier competition, with memorable knockout wins over Olympiacos and Lazio, but Tottenham followed up a 3-1 home win with a mature 2-0 victory in the second leg in the Arctic Circle.

Long-term sporting director Sakariassen admitted Kjetil Knutsen’s team have since realised areas where they were short ahead of the club’s maiden home fixture in the Champions League against Tottenham on Tuesday.

Sakariassen told the PA news agency: “Tottenham actually played a really good game here at Aspmyra against us. Really well organised, loyal to the plan and of course they have really world-class players. If they perform that well in their task, it is always going to be tough for us.

“For us it was a lot of learning. The reflection for us after the game is was there enough level on the physical side? So, actually that...