UEFA Europa League

Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Tottenham Hotspur advance 3-2 on aggregate
Tottenham Hotspur
  • 26': Wilson Odobert
  • 48': James Maddison
  • 74': Wilson Odobert
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Tottenham Hotspur advance 3-2 on aggregate
AZ Alkmaar
  • 63': Peer Koopmeiners

Tottenham overturn first-leg deficit to reach Europa League quarters

Tottenham Hotspur advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals 3-2 on aggregate after beating AZ Alkmaar 3-1 in London on Thursday in the second leg of the round-of-16 matchup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': David Møller Wolfe (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 5': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ).
  • 7': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 7': Troy Parrott (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
  • 10': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Seiya Maikuma.
  • 25': Ernest Poku (AZ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, AZ 0. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
  • 30': Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 30': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Micky van de Ven.
  • 35': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 35': Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Offside, AZ. Wouter Goes is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Ernest Poku (AZ).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
  • 41': Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Zico Buurmeester (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a headed pass.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ).
  • 45'+1': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Zico Buurmeester.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, AZ 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, AZ 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AZ. Mees de Wit replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.
  • 46': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 46': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, AZ 0. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min following a fast break.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 55': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 56': Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ).
  • 56': Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Lucas Bergvall.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jordy Clasie (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zico Buurmeester following a corner.
  • 58': Foul by Wouter Goes (AZ).
  • 58': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 60': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Micky van de Ven.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 63': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, AZ 1. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 65': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Peer Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 65': Foul by Seiya Maikuma (AZ).
  • 65': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 66': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
  • 67': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Djed Spence.
  • 68': Substitution, AZ. Kees Smit replaces Zico Buurmeester.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Ernest Poku (AZ).
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 74': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, AZ 1. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djed Spence.
  • 77': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces James Maddison.
  • 78': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Wilson Odobert.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Mees de Wit (AZ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
  • 80': Substitution, AZ. Mexx Meerdink replaces Seiya Maikuma.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mees de Wit with a cross.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Lucas Bergvall because of an injury.
  • 85': Offside, AZ. Mexx Meerdink is caught offside.
  • 87': Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (AZ).
  • 87': Substitution, AZ. Kristijan Belic replaces Wouter Goes.
  • 89': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Kees Smit (AZ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ernest Poku with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 90'+4': Kristijan Belic (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, AZ 1.
  • 90'+5': Jordy Clasie (AZ) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, AZ 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
39.7 Possession 60.3
10 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
265 Accurate Passes 443
352 Passes 529
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 22
0.5 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 39
27 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 7
11 Effective Tackles 5
22 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 13
34 Effective Clearances 12
34 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 58,302

Line-Ups

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37 Micky van de Ven
17 Cristian Romero
24 Djed Spence
23 Pedro Porro
15 Lucas Bergvall
10 James Maddison
29 Pape Matar Sarr
19 Dominic Solanke
7 Son Heung-Min
28 Wilson Odobert
Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
Dane Scarlett, Alfie Whiteman, Brennan Johnson, Archie Gray, Ben Davies, Yves Bissouma, Mikey Moore, Brandon Austin, Mathys Tel, Destiny Udogie.

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (GK)
5 Alexandre Penetra
3 Wouter Goes
18 David Wolfe
16 Seiya Maikuma
28 Zico Buurmeester
8 Jordy Clasie Yellow Card
6 Peer Koopmeiners
9 Troy Parrott
21 Ernest Poku
11 Ibrahim Sadiq
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Maxim Dekker, Jeroen Zoet, Elijah Dijkstra, Kristijan Belic, Bruno Martins Indi, Hobie Verhulst, Wassim Bouziane, Mees De Wit, Kees Smit, Sem van Duijn, Mexx Meerdink.

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