Tottenham Hotspur returns to the Europa League campaign on Thursday evening when she visits Az Alkmaar in the first leg of her last 16 draw.
By completing the top night during the league phase Mied Spurs, the play-off round and earned a little more break before the duel on Thursday. However, their Dutch opponents were not lucky and defeated Galatasaray in total with 6: 3 to secure their place in the 16th round.
Tottenham drives to Alkmaar in a characteristically dubious form after winning two and lost three of her last five games. The victories over Manchester United and Ipswich Town were caught between defeats against Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester City. The Europa League is fighting in the Premier League and both Cup competitions and is the last opportunity for Poseteclou to win a trophy in his second season in Nordlondon.
AZ had been seven games without defeat in the Eredivisie before the defeat in Heerenveen, and the wonderfully named Maarten Martens will look for an answer from his players. They were already beaten by Spurs in the league phase – 1-0 in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October – and know that they need a positive result for protection in England next week.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the lamp.
AZ Alkmaar against Tottenham Head-Ahead Head record (all times)
Current form (all competitions)
AZ alkmaar | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|
Heerenveen 3-1 AZ Alkmaar – 02/03/25 | Tottenham 0-1 Man City – 26/02/25 |
Herakles 2-2 (3-4p) AZ Alkmaar-27/02/25 | Ipswich 1-4 Tottenham – 22/02/25 |
AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Fortuna Sittard – 23/02/25 | Tottenham 1-0 Man UTD – 16/02/25 |
Galatasaray 2-2 AZ Alkmaar – 20/02/25 | Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham – 09/02/25 |
AZ Alkmaar 4-1 Galatasaray – 13/02/25 | Liverpool 4-0 Tottenham – 06/02/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom | TNT Sports 3, Discovery+, Discovery+ App |
United States | Paramount+, VIX |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
The Dutch side will be without Jayden Addai and Sven Mijnans, the latter possibly failing with an Achilles injury for the rest of the campaign. Ryan van Bommel – son of the former Netherlands Middle Field player Mark – is doubtful to see how Mexx Meerdink and Sem Westerveld are.
Troy Parrott will lead the line for AZ on Thursday after leaving Tottenham to the Eredivisie outfit during the transfer window last summer. He achieved 17 times in 38 appearances for the club this season and will be interested in punishing his former employers.
AZ predicted the line-up against Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Owuso-Oduro; Maikuma, goes, Penetra, de Wit; Clasie, Koopmeiners; Poku, Buurmester, Lahdo; Parrot.
Tottenham’s injury problems alleviate, but Dejan Kulusevski will miss the duel on Thursday with a foot injury. It is also expected that he will be absent for the impending struggle of the Premier League with Bournemouth.
Radu Dragusin and Richarlison will miss the trip to the Netherlands, while the quartet by Antonin Kinsky, Fraser Forster, Sergio Reguilon and Timo Werner did not leak out of the Europa League squad.
Dominic Solanke, Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero have returned to full training in better news and could play a role on Thursday. It remains to be seen whether they are risked.
Ben Davies is another doubt for the European excursion while he breastfeeds a muscle injury.
Tottenham predicted the line-up against AZ (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Gray, Danso, Udogie; Bentancur, bissoum; Johnson, Maddison, son; Tel.
AZ lost only four home games in all competitions this season and has proven to be both domestically and in Europe. You are sixth in Eredivisie, KNVB Cup finalists and tried triumphs about Galatasaray, Roma and Ajax.
You will be a difficult outfit aside and for your chances of unlocking a Tottenham defense, which rarely kept clean leaves.
However, Spurs should still be seen as an essential favorite for the battle, which with a squad boast far superiorly and deeper than AZ. You have a number of game changers in the last third and should surpass your hosts.