‘You Feel So Alone’: Dejan Kulusevski reflects on the personal anguish during Tottenham’s Europa League triumph

Tottenham Hotspur forward Dejan Kulusevski has candidly reflected on the personal anguish he experienced during the club's Europa League triumph in Bilbao. Despite Tottenham winning the final, Kulusevski described the occasion as one of the hardest days of his life because a severe injury left him on crutches, unable to walk onto the slippery podium to collect his winners' medal alongside his celebrating teammates.

The Swedish international faced further distress after the match due to strict post-operative medical protocols. Unable to fly back to London with the squad, Kulusevski had to stay behind in Barcelona, watching Tottenham's open-top bus parade via screens while feeling deeply isolated.