Ange Postecoglou believes the Europa League presents Tottenham with a “great opportunity” especially with the return of Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke for Thursday’s tie at AZ Alkmaar.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dejan Kulusevski is out of Thursday's Europa League last-16 tie against AZ Alkmaar with injury and unlikely to return before the international break at the end of the month,

Tottenham Hotspur defenders Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero should return from injury issues for their Europa League last-16 first leg. Romero has been absent since the 4-3 defeat by Chelsea on December 8, while Van de Ven last played in the Europa ...

Cristian Romero has been called up by Argentina for two ties later this month despite only playing 15 minutes for Tottenham since November.

Ange Postecoglou believes the Europa League provides Tottenham Hotspur with a "great opportunity" to revive a faltering campaign, with key players set to return for Thursday's last-16 first-leg tie at Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.

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 has not been able to use Cristian Romero at Tottenham for some time now. The Argentina international last appeared for Spurs in the 4-3 defeat against Chelsea on December 8th, a game in which he suffered a torn quadricep, while Micky van de Ven was also forced off injured.

Ange Postecoglou believes the Europa League presents Tottenham with a "great opportunity", especially with the return of Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke for their tie at Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.

Tottenham injury update: Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Dominic Solanke latest news and return dates Tottenham ’s injury problems are easing ahead of the start of knockout stage of the Europa League.

Tottenham Hotspur have given the green light to Cristian Romero’s inclusion in the Argentina squad, despite the fact the defender has not played this year.

On Thursday evening, Tottenham Hotspur will continue their final quest for silverware this season, as they lock horns with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League. Ahead of the game, reliable Spurs insider, Paul O Keefe, has provided the fans with an injury update, with some good news — and some bad news.