Son Heung Min was left empty-handed moments before the Tottenham Hotspur captain got his hands on the Europa League trophy when Uefa ran out of medals.
The Spurs captain was last among teammates walking up to the stage to celebrate after their 1-0 victory over Manchester United in Bilbao.
But as Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin continued to hand out trophies, he could be seen discussing with colleagues the eventual issue.
With no medals left for Spurs, Son, Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur were left without a medal initially.
Postecoglou declared himself as “a winner” after guiding Spurs past United, correcting chairman Daniel Levy’s initial declaration that the club was going away from “winners” in their style of manager.
“I’m a winner. Win is what I do the most,” said Postecoglou. “Even when I signed, Daniel said ‘we’ve gone after winners and it didn’t work, now we’ve got Ange’. Mate, I’m a winner.”
Tottenham will prepare for a parade in north London on Friday before finishing off what has been a testing Premier League campaign.
After losing 20 times in the league, Spurs will conclude their season on Sunday against Brighton, with the Seagulls still pushing for the points and a shot at European football.
But despite Spurs sitting in 17th and unable to finish higher than 14th, Ange Postecoglou’s side can look forward to Champions League football next season.
