Tottenham will be without Dejan Kulusevski when they face AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday (17:45 GMT), but manager Ange Postecoglou could have three first-team players available again after their respective injury problems.

One of the soundbites of Spurs' campaign has been Ange Postecoglou's quote in September that he always wins a trophy in his second season with a team - a claim that is mostly accurate. The Europa League is Spurs' last chance of silverware this season.

You would not have known, from the flimsy and disjointed nature of their meek performance, that this was a potentially decisive night in Tottenham Hotspur’s season. The Europa League is all they have left this year but,

A comical first-half own goal from Lucas Bergvall consigned a lacklustre Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-0 loss away to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.Bergvall's sliced clearance from a Troy Parrott shot looped in after 18 minutes and it proved enough to give AZ a first victory over an English side in 12 attempts.

The Tottenham Hotspur boss is speaking to the media following the defeat at Alkmaar in the Europa League round of 16 first leg on Thursday

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

Tottenham are again sweating over the fitness of Dominic Solanke after the striker appeared to pick up a fresh injury in the defeat at AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League. The striker made his return after seven weeks out with a knee injury suffered in training, coming on with around 20 minutes to play as Spurs pushed for an equaliser.

AZ Alkmaar are now unbeaten in their past 13 UEFA Europa League home matches after securing a potentially crucial 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at the AFAS Stadion in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie.

Tottenham will welcome back Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke for tonight’s Europa League last-16 first-leg clash against AZ Alkmaar. However, Ange Postecoglou will be without Dejan Kulusevski, who is sidelined with a foot injury.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dejan Kulusevski is unlikely to return before the international break at the end of the month, Ange Postecoglou has said.