It’s been a while since Tottenham have been in Europe, and as the legendary Bill Nicholson told us, “It’s magnificent to be in Europe, and this club – a club like Tottenham Hotspur – if we’re not in Europe…. we’re nothing. We’re nothing.” A huge game awaits us all on Thursday night. We host AZ Alkmaar at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the return leg of our Europa League round-of-16 tie. The Dutch side holds a slender advantage coming into this clash after their 1-0 win in Alkmaar, which means anything less than a victory for us on the night would see our European campaign end.
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Thursday’s match will be televised live in the UK, where the Eredivisie side travel to London hoping to spring a surprise against their Premier League opponents. The first leg was somewhat of a shocking performance from Tottenham.
An unfortunate Lucas Bergvall own goal gave the Dutch side victory, with Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario making some important saves to keep the scoreline down.
In what has been a tricky season for Tottenham, the Europa League remains a last shot at glory as manager Ange Postecoglou aims to fulfil his trophy-winning prophecy at the club – a comment he may be regretting at this stage. Postecoglou, in his second season in charge of the north London club, has previously said he “always wins” trophies in his second year, but has struggled in a difficult start to the Premier League season… Ange Postecoglou is under increasing pressure after a torrid season, with his side currently 13th in the Premier League table.
FA and EFL Cup glory have both fallen by the wayside recently, leaving the Europa League as their only remaining opportunity to end the near-two-decade wait for silverware. So, after a troublesome draw against Bournemouth at the weekend, the Aussie will surely be going all out to overturn the one goal deficit and continue our campaign.