Tottenham Hotspur's Europa League campaign is at risk of coming to a premature end after a largely poor showing in the Netherlands

In a relatively uneventful affair, AZ Alkmaar secured a narrow advantage in their Europa League round of 16 clash with Tottenham Hotspur by beating the North Londoners 1-0 in the first leg at the AFAS Stadium,

Manchester United took the lead through Joshua Zirkzee but were held to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday as Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar.

Tottenham Hotspur will have to overturn a 1-0 deficit in next week’s round of 16 second leg against AZ Alkmaar after a poor, passive performance in the Netherlands.

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has defended goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario ahead of their home game against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday. Vicario reacted angrily and gesticulated towards Spurs fans in the stadium following their 1-0 defeat away to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their last-16 Europa League tie on Thursday.

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The likes of Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Dominic Solanke have now returned to training while James Maddison, Wilson Odobert, Destiny Udogie and Brennan Johnson are also back in action, leaving their boss confident of success against an AZ side lying sixth in the Eredivisie.

The AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. live stream is on TNT Sports 3 in the UK. TNT Sports will broadcast more than 185 matches over the course of the season, while also having exclusive rights for every fixture in the Europa League and Conference League.

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said his side did not have the right mindset for their Europa League round of 16 match at AZ Alkmaar on Thursday and was glad to leave the Netherlands with only a 1-0 deficit to overturn.