Progress to the final in Bilbao, and even a first European trophy since 1984, would be vindication for the whole Postecoglou era at the club

Ange Postecoglou faces being without seven Tottenham Hotspur players for the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie against AZ in Alkmaar after another injury

Tottenham face AZ Alkmaar in Europa League last 16 with first leg away on Thursday; ex-Spurs midfielder Jamie OHara: AZ Alkmaar is the biggest game of Ange Postecoglous career; Sky Sports Paul Merson:

However, their momentum was halted by a resurgent Manchester City side who wrestled their demons to emerge from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a narrow 1-0 win. Nevertheless, Tottenham will head into the game against AZ on the back of a four-game unbeaten streak in the Europa League.

Ange Postecoglou faces being without seven Tottenham Hotspur players for the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie against AZ in Alkmaar after another injury

Manchester United are back in Europa League action on Thursday night when they travel to Real Sociedad for the first leg of their round of 16 clash. Although United are unbeaten in the Europa League, it has been a disappointing campaign for the Reds, who are sitting 14th in the Premier League.

Mathys Tel will be determined to get his name on the scoresheet for Tottenham against AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League this Thursday

Ange Postecoglou is expecting Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Dominic Solanke and Richarlison back for Tottenham in the next 10 days.

Europa League prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds - Spurs take on their Dutch counterparts in the first leg of their last-16 tie

Kulusevski claimed that the North London club have many top young talents but the most underrated is a player who has played just twice for Spurs this season. Dejan Kulusevski has just named Dane Scarlett as the player he thinks is the most underrated at Tottenham.

Europa League Last-16 Match Preview. Tottenham Hotspur head to Holland this week for a crucial Europa League knockout stage clash with AZ Alkmaar.