Tottenham v AZ Alkmaar Confirmed Line Ups: Romero and van de Ven start

Tottenham Hotspur face AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League round of sixteen second leg this evening and the team news has just been confirmed.

Following last week’s first leg in the Netherlands in which Tottenham lost 1-0 to AZ Alkmaar, the home side have it all to do in order to salvage their season.

An own goal from Lucas Bergvall in the return fixture sees Tottenham’s hopes of silverware resting on a victory this evening.

During Friday’s pre-match press conference Ange Postecoglou answered if he could be sacked by Tottenham if he loses the match and given the club’s 13th place position in the Premier League table, any chance of European football next season firmly rests on winning the Europa League.

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What is the Tottenham team vs AZ Alkmaar?

With Kevin Danso suffering a hamstring injury, Ange Postecoglou has had to make changes from Spurs’ 2-2 draw against Bournemouth at the weekend.

This is who starts under the lights of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this evening:

TOTTENHAM: Vicario; Pedro Porro, Van de Ven, Romero, Spence; Bergvall, Sarr, Maddison; Odobert, Solanke, Son XI

AZ ALKMAAR: Owusu-Oduro; Maikuma, Goes, Penetra, Wolfe; Clasie, Buurmeester, Koopmeiners; Poku, Parrott, Sadiq.

Who could Tottenham play in the next round?

The winner of the match will face the victor of Ajax and Eintracht Frankfurt, with the German side holding a 2-1 advantage from the first leg.

What are Tottenham’s next five fixtures?

Tottenham make the short trip to Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday, hopefully not nursing a Europa League exit. If they make it to the Europa League quarter-final, the matches will be played on 10 & 17 April 2025.