The anticipation and excitement is palpable amongst the squad as we eagerly look ahead to Wednesday night's UEFA Europa League final against Manchester United.
For some, they're getting their first taste of a final, while for others, it's a welcome return to a showpiece event. One thing is for certain, every member of Ange Postecoglou's side is fully focused on the task at hand and ready to rise to the occasion in Bilbao.
Ahead of making the trip to the iconic San Mamés Stadium, we caught up with members of the squad and coaching staff to reflect on our Europa League journey, the thoughts heading into the all-English encounter and what it means to be representing Spurs in a European final.
Hear the Final thoughts from the likes of Rodrigo Bentancur, Richarlison, Matt Wells and Mikey Moore as we handpick the best quotes from their interviews with us before they set off in their pursuit of glory in northern Spain.
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"It's amazing! Now I’m trying to enjoy the moment. It's also my first final in Europe so it’s good to feel these sensations to play in my first final. I'm very happy and want to enjoy this moment with my team-mates and my family. We want to win this final because we know it's important for us, but also for the fans and for this club.
"I think Frankfurt away. In this moment also we can feel this click, as we started to defend very well in this game. After Frankfurt we felt this click that we can win this competition now we are so happy to go to Bilbao.
"The team is so focused heading into the final. Every player is enjoying the moment and is focused. When I go home, I need to sleep well, enjoy my family and recover well, this is very important now as we have one week more and then we go."
"It's an amazing feeling. The season we've had and the season I've had personally as well, it's just a great feeling to be in a final of such a big competition. To win it would absolutely cap it off and make it all worthwhile so it's only right we do celebrate.
"Since the minute I got into the changing room, everyone's been so welcoming. Even with the season that we've had, it was a real surprise that the group were so tight-knitted and working well together with everything that's happened. Everyone around the Club made it really easy for me to settle in and I'm trying to give as much positive energy as I can because that’ll be really important for the final."
"It's exciting. You can feel it around the place, you can feel it with the boys. Us as coaches, as staff, we're really excited. We're proud of the Europa League campaign so far but we want to get the job done. It's been busy, a lot of preparation going into the game as you'd expect, but we're excited. I'm proud and privileged as a Tottenham boy to be in this position and definitely going to make the most of it.
"It's a final so there's more magnitude than the semi-finals but don't forget they were big pressure games. The boys had to deliver in Bodo - not an easy place to go, you see their home record, well-documented the difficulties of the environment and the boys delivered. No different in Frankfurt with the record they have at home, I think they'd scored for 30 consecutive games, and we kept a clean sheet. So the boys have that behind them, they're ready."
"I'm delighted to be competing in my first final in European football. We're dreaming of winning the title and I think the fans are really looking forward to this moment as well.
"It’s been a long time since the Club won a trophy, so excitement is at its maximum. We know we need to be focused and work hard during the week as it’s going to be a great game."
"It's been exciting. Throughout the whole build-up, we've waited for the moment to be going to the final. The weeks before are massive for all of us, so we're excited to be there, and hopefully we get the win as well.
"Since the first day, we've looked at this competition and thought it's one we can go onto win. This time next week we're going to be in Bilbao so it's going to hopefully be a very special night.
"You dream of it but you don't know if it's ever going to be a reality. Coming up from the Academy, it gives that extra special feeling because I've been here for so long, all I've known is being at Tottenham since six/seven years old. It's going to be a special day to experience it in the stadium, not many people can even say they've experienced that, so it's extra special for me as a Tottenham boy."
"The most important thing for me is, we're in a final, we have to go there and win. That's the only thing I'm thinking about now because this club deserves it.
"Of course, every day. Since we qualified in Bodo, I started from the plane, to my home, then every day since I've been dreaming about it. As a kid, you’re always dreaming of winning a trophy like this. To play in a competition like this, in my first European final, it doesn't come around every season so it's a big opportunity.
"Let's go and do what we have to do to bring the trophy back here."
"It’s been top! You're not really doing it for you. You're doing it for people who have spent their hard earned money to come and watch you. People who support and love this club as much as you do, so it's not only you you're playing for. You're playing for everyone, so you're always going to up for it in these circumstances. You always need to make sure you try your best for everyone watching.
"You're writing your name in history. No one really needs much motivation anymore. It's going to mean a lot for everyone, and everyone understands that as well, that's why you see the scenes in the changing room, everyone knows what it means to get to this point, so hopefully we can get the job done."
"I'm excited like everyone else. I just want to play and enjoy it, I'm motivated. We try to stay together, even when it’s hard. We've seen it this season, the gaffer says to stay together, everyone stay together. We'll give everything, just play our game, discipline and together we can do it. Trust."
"It's surreal. It's like a dream, you don't really think about it but when it actually happens it's a great feeling. You can't really prepare yourself for it as well, it's like a dream come true.
"It has to be my debut, actually getting on the pitch. I was on the bench a couple of times, but the actual moment where you come on is like a dream. It doesn't feel real at the time.
"You learn so much every day - it's great. The learning that takes place is a lot. You have to take everything in and be ready because you never know what's going to happen."