Tottenham's first 2025/26 fixture confirmed after Europa League glory

Tottenham Hotspur's first fixture of the 2025/26 season has been confirmed after they lifted the Europa League trophy against Manchester United in Bilbao.

In a match of very few chances, managed to win the European trophy thanks to a Brennan Johnson goal three minutes before the end of the first half. While huffed and puffed in the second half, Tottenham never looked in any danger.

Winning the means that Spurs end a 17-year wait for a major trophy. Before Wednesday night, they had not won a trophy since the League Cup in 2008.

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Tonight will be all about savouring the celebrations in the Basque Country but the nature of football means there will always be one eye on the future. Next season will see Spurs playing in the Champions League but also in the .

Every August, the winners of the Europa League take on the winners of the Champions League for the first European trophy of the season.

Next season's fixture will take place at the Stadio Friuli in Udine, the home of Serie A club Udinese.

Tottenham have booked their place and they will be facing either PSG or Inter Milan in the final. Those two sides will be competing in the Champions League final on Saturday, May 31 in Munich.

The UEFA Super Cup will take place on Wednesday, August 13, a few days before the Premier League season begins. Tottenham will discover their fixtures in the Premier League on Wednesday, June 18 and the Champions League league phase draw will be on Thursday, August 28.

"I'm so happy right now," match-winner Johnson said. "This season hasn't been good at all but not one of us players care about that now," he told TNT Sports.

"This club hasn't won a trophy for 17 years, it means so much. "All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning anything so we had to get the first one in a while today.

"Ever since I came here it's been 'Tottenham are a good team but they can't get it done'. "But we got it done.

"Tottenham Hotspur finishing 17th in the Premier League is not good enough but we've had an unbelievable Europa run. "I thought our fans had the edge on the United fans."