Bodo/Glimt look set to be far from full strength for their Europa League semi-final first leg against Tottenham. The Norwegian champions beat Lazio on penalties to reach this stage while Spurs pulled off a memorable win away to Eintracht Frankfurt to advance to the final four.
In what has mostly been a disappointing season for Ange Postecoglou's side, Europe has been one shining light and if Spurs win just three more games in the competition their 17-year wait for a trophy will be over.
That will be far from straightforward however, with Spurs' awful league form not exactly making confidence levels high. Four of their last five domestic matches have ended in defeat with Monday's loss to Nottingham Forest particularly concerning.
Pedro Porro, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Guglielmo Vicario are all likely to start the first leg but the quartet were all somewhat culpable in the three goals, one of which was disallowed, scored by Forest.
Spurs' lack of conviction is also a serious problem with numerous great chances missed earlier this week. However, player availability is one definite positive especially as Bodo/Glimt are struggling in that department.
Captain Patrick Berg cannot feature next Thursday as he is suspended due to an accumulation of Europa League yellow cards with that also the reason that his midfield partner Hakon Evjen will miss out. Andreas Helmersen, who scored a huge goal against Lazio, is also banned after he was sent off in the last round.
With three players already confirmed unavailable, it could actually still get worse for head coach Kjetil Knutsen as Ole Blomberg is now an injury doubt
The 23-year-old winger had to be substituted just 15 minutes into Bodo/Glimt's 2-2 Eliteserien draw against Molde on Monday. It is unclear how serious the problem is, but he was spotted departing the stadium on crutches and in a protective boot.
And yet somehow it could have been much worse for the Scandinavian side as yellows in the quarter-final second leg for any of Fredrik Bjorkan, Jostein Gundersen, Fredrik Sjovold and Isak Matta would have seen them also suspended.
Tottenham have no new injury concerns or players suspended with Lucas Bergvall, Dejan Kulusevski and Yves Bissouma, the ones at risk, avoiding bookings. Some players are also being carefully managed with James Maddison and Destiny Udogie not featuring at all against Forest.
Van de Ven and Romero meanwhile, both played the first 45 minutes before coming off with Dominic Solanke also rested.