Overview
Tottenham's failure this season will depend entirely on the Europa League arena. They have been knocked out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup as well as just 13th in the Premier League.
Spurs will have to bet all on the Europa League if they want to win a title at the end of the season. However, the minimal defeat in the first leg made things more difficult for coach Ange Postecoglou's team. Lucas Bergvall's unlucky home counter- shot put the "Roosters" in a difficult position.
However, Tottenham are still completely confident when entering the second leg at home with a good form. In the League Phase, they played 4 matches at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and were completely unbeaten, earning 10/12 maximum points.
Tottenham have scored in their last 29 home games in the Europa League. This will be the basis for them to believe in a comeback in the second leg. With the stars in attack, Spurs are fully capable of carrying out this task.
Meanwhile, AZ, despite winning the first leg, has a very fragile 1-goal gap. They will have to face many storms in the second leg, especially when they come to Tottenham to play. The Dutch representative has failed in all 9 previous away matches to England in the European arena.
Not to mention, AZ have not won in their last 10 trips to the opponent's field in the European Cup. In the League Phase this season, coach Maarten Martens' team lost to Athletic Bilbao, Tottenham, Ferencvaros as well as drew with Ludogorets (a total of 9 goals conceded). It is likely that AZ will have to accept defeat and give up their quarter-final ticket to Spurs.
Personnel situation
Tottenham will not have the service of Rodrigo Bentancur due to suspension. However, they will welcome back Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero after injury. Meanwhile, Richarlison, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies and Dejan Kulusevski are all not healthy enough to play.
On the other side of the front line, Mayckel Lahdo is absent due to injury. The same is true of Denso Kasius, Sven Mijnans and Ruben van Bommel.
Expected lineup:
Tottenham: Vicario, Pedro Porro, Van de Ven, Romero, Udogie, Bergvall, Gray, Maddison, Johnson, Solanke, Son Heung-min.
AZ: Owusu- oduro, Maikuma, Goes, Penetra, Wolfe, clasie, Buurmeester, Koopmeiners, Poku, Parrott, Sadiq.
The match between Tottenham and AZ takes place at 3:00 am on March 14 (Vietnam time).
