Sitting a lowly 13th in the Premier League standings, Tottenham's only realistic avenue for European soccer next season is winning the Europa League. Ange Postecoglou famously said he always wins trophies in his second season in charge, and the second tier European competition is the only path towards making that statement true.

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,

A SUPERCOMPUTER has predicted which teams could be in contention for the Europa League title – and it’s good news for Tottenham. The Europa League round-of-16 kicks off tonight, with

Tottenham visit AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday and we think it could be another uncomfortable evening for Ange Postecoglu's side.

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AZ Alkmaar are currently averaging 8.1 shots conceded in the box per game in the Europa League this season, ranking 11th for this metric. From these statistics, we can predict that AZ will likely look to allow Tottenham more of the ball, focusing more on their defensive compactness and looking to hit them on the break.

AZ have lost just once at home across all competitions so far this season and thumped Galatasaray in the knockout play-off round, a team Spurs lost to during the league phase. AZ Alkmaar vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 5.

Tottenham's hunt for a trophy continues later today, with Spurs traveling to the Netherlands to take on AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League Round of 16 first leg. A fourth-placed finish in the Europa League League Phase saw Spurs automatically book their spot in the knockout stages,