Tottenham in AZ Alkmaar – Line -Ups, stats and preview

Match preview for Tottenham in AZ Alkmaar

Tottenham has work to do when they organize AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday evening.

Spurs is 1-0 on aggregated for their Dutch opponents and will have to destroy the shortage in North London if they want to keep their hope for silverware alive.

Lucas Bergvall scored his own goal in the reverse match, but he hopes to score on the other side and his side book a quarter -final place against Ajax or Frankfurt.

It is not an understatement to say that this is the most important game of Ange Postecoglou’s career – and there is a good chance that he will lose his job if Spurs will go out.

After he finished fourth in the competition phase, there is a clear path to the final in Bilbao for the Premier League side, but they have to be much better than last week.

Spurs organized a comeback at home in Bournemouth on Saturday, but was lucky to get something out of the competition, given their performance.

They remain 10 points from the top eight, which means that if they want to secure a path to Europe next season, the only way to do that will win this competition.

AZ Alkmaar ended their 10-game Winless Run against English parties last week, but they remain big outsiders in this draw.

However, they were given the weekend off from Eredivisie tasks to concentrate on this competition and they are able to eliminate Turkish Giant Galatasaray in the play-offs.

Prepare oneself for the @Europaleague ⚙️ pic.twitter.com/adokm38oos

– Tottenham Hotspur (@spursofficial) March 11, 2025

Team news for Tottenham in AZ Alkmaar

There are a few important absences for Tottenham on the way to the competition.

Rodrigo Bentancur took a yellow card in the first stage and will be suspended for the game, while Kevin Danso is also out with a hamstring injury.

Richarlison is almost coming back, but this game comes too fast for the Brazilian attacker.

Dejan Kulusevski is also missing while he continues to control a foot injury.

Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke all came through the Bournemouth competition and stand in line to start together for the first time in 2025.

Mayckel Lahdo was forced early in the first stage for AZ Alkmaar, while Denso Kasius – his replacement – also bumped into the match.

Sven Mijnans and Ruben van Bommel are also on the sidelines, as are Jayden Addai and Mexx Meerdink.

Expected line-ups for Tottenham in AZ Alkmaar

Tottenham: Vicario; Spence, Van de Ven, Romero, Udogie; Bergvall, Gray, Maddison; Zobert, slim, son

AZ Alkmaar: Ost-Oduro; Maikuma, Goes, Pense, Wolfe; Clasie, Kingmer, Koopmeiners; Paul, Parrott, Parrott

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How to watch Tottenham in AZ Alkmaar: TV Channel, Online Stream

Tottenham V AZ Alkmaar starts on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. and is available to look at TNT Sports 3. Fans in the UK can also stream the game on the Discovery+ app.

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