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

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.

Tottenham will need to overcome AZ Alkmaar over two legs to progress into the last eight of the Europa League.Ange Postecoglou’s side finished in fourth place in the league phase with only one loss

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.

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Ange Postecoglou got his midfield selection wrong against Bournemouth as he fielded Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr.

Previewing Tottenham's Europa League last 16 clash with AZ Alkmaar, including team news, predictions and how to watch on TV.

Tottenham Hotspur will resume their Europa League campaign against AZ on Thursday. AZ vs Tottenham Hotspur best bets Draw – 11/4 with SBK Tottenham over 0.5 goals first half – 7/10