Europa victory eases pain of poor season says goalscorer Johnson

BILBAO, Spain - Tottenham Hotspur forward Brennan Johnson, who scored the lone goal in his sides 1-0 victory over Manchester United in Wednesdays Europa League final, said that lifting the trophy erased the disappointment of an otherwise dismal season.

Johnson bundled in a scrappy goal in the 42nd minute en route to Spurs first silverware since they won the 2008 League Cup and their first European title since 1984.

Im so happy right now, said a smiling Brennan.

This season hasnt been good at all but I swear not one of us players right now care about that. This is what its all about, this club hasnt won a trophy for 17 years.

Honestly, this is what it means. It means so much. All the fans get battered, we get battered, for not winning a trophy, for not winning anything. But we had to get the first one in a while today. Im so happy, he told TNT Sports.

The Europa League has been the one positive for both Spurs and United, with United languishing 16th in the Premier League and Tottenham 17th.

Ever since I came here, its been Tottenham are a good team but can never get it done. We got it done, Brennan said.

Brennans goal was not the prettiest, as Pape Sarrs cross appeared to glance off both him and United defender Luke Shaw past goalkeeper Andre Onanas desperate swipe.

I knew I touched it, and then I kind of looked up because I didnt catch it clean and then the ball was trickling in the goal. I cant describe the feeling, the 23-year-old said.

United swarmed Spurs end in the dying minutes, and had a couple of scoring chances including a Rasmus Hojlund header that Micky van de Ven leapt to boot off the line,