
Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16
· 2nd Leg - Tottenham Hotspur advance 3-2 on aggregate3 - 1
2nd Leg - Tottenham Hotspur advance 3-2 on aggregate
Tottenham overturn first-leg deficit to reach Europa League quarters
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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 Timeline
- 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
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 58,302
Line-Ups
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 |
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 ![]() |
6 | Peer Koopmeiners |
9 | Troy Parrott |
21 | Ernest Poku |
11 | Ibrahim Sadiq |
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