By Andrés Abril
Follow the action from the Round of 16 of the Europa League minute by minute
Second half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, AZ Alkmaar 1.
Kristijan Belic (AZ Alkmaar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur).
The fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Missed shot: Kees Smit (AZ Alkmaar) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ernest Poku with a cross.
Attempt missed. Kees Smit (AZ Alkmaar) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
Substitution for AZ Alkmaar. Kristijan Belic replaces Wouter Goes.
Offside, AZ Alkmaar. Ernest Poku tries a through ball, but Mexx Meerdink is caught offside.
Substitution for Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Lucas Bergvall due to injury.
Attempt missed. Mexx Meerdink (AZ Alkmaar) header from very close range.
Substitution for AZ Alkmaar. Mexx Meerdink replaces Seiya Maikuma.
Corner, AZ Alkmaar. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
Attempt blocked. Mees de Wit (AZ Alkmaar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution for Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Wilson Odobert.
Substitution for Tottenham Hotspur, Yves Bissouma replaces James Maddison.
Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djed Spence.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, AZ Alkmaar 1. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Ernest Poku (AZ Alkmaar).
Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Kees Smit (AZ Alkmaar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution for AZ Alkmaar. Kees Smit replaces Zico Buurmeester.
Missed shot. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Djed Spence.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Mees de Wit.
Missed shot by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, AZ Alkmaar 1. Peer Koopmeiners (AZ Alkmaar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution for Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Micky van de Ven.
Attempt missed. Jordy Clasie (AZ Alkmaar) right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Mees de Wit (AZ Alkmaar).
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Corner committed by David Møller Wolfe.
Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, AZ Alkmaar 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.
Second half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, AZ Alkmaar 0.
Substitution for AZ Alkmaar. Mees de Wit replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.
First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, AZ Alkmaar 0.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Corner committed by David Møller Wolfe.
The fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Attempt missed. Zico Buurmeester (AZ Alkmaar) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a headed pass.
Missed shot by Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ Alkmaar).
Attempt missed. Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Maddison.
Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
Offside, AZ Alkmaar. Alexandre Penetra tries a through ball, but Wouter Goes is caught offside.
Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ Alkmaar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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.
Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ Alkmaar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box.
Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ Alkmaar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur).
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, AZ Alkmaar 0. Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
Missed shot. Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ Alkmaar) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with a cross following a set piece situation.
Ernest Poku (AZ Alkmaar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Corner committed by Seiya Maikuma.
Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a foul in the defensive zone.
Foul by Zico Buurmeester (AZ Alkmaar).
Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
Foul by Ibrahim Sadiq (AZ Alkmaar).
Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a foul in the defensive zone.
Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
David Møller Wolfe (AZ Alkmaar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Tottenham has struggled to maintain consistency, with mixed results in recent weeks. They were held to a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth on March 9, following a disappointing 1-0 defeat to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg on March 6. Before that, they lost 1-0 to Manchester City on February 26 but secured a dominant 4-1 win over Ipswich on February 22.
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AZ Alkmaar has enjoyed a decent run of form, picking up important victories but also suffering setbacks. Their most recent match saw them claim a crucial 1-0 victory over Tottenham in the first leg on March 6. Before that, they suffered a 3-1 league defeat to Heerenveen on March 2 but secured a 2-1 win over Fortuna Sittard on February 23.
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