Tottenham will be without Dejan Kulusevski when they face AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday (17:45 GMT), but manager Ange Postecoglou could have three first-team players available again after their respective injury problems.

Tottenham were fortunate to leave Alkmaar with their Europa League dream still alive after a 1-0 defeat to AZ on Thursday. Struggling in the bottom half of the Premier League and out of both domestic cups,

Ange Postecoglou said we were ‘nowhere near the level we needed to be’ after a 1-0 loss in the first leg of our UEFA Europa League Round of 16 tie against AZ Alkmaar at the AFAS Stadion on Thursday evening.

Tottenham fans think Ange Postecoglou should not be playing Rodrigo Bentancur as a holding midfield after his poor perfomance vs AZ Alkmaar.

Ange Postecoglou said he’s hopeful Dominic Solanke’s injury late into our UEFA Europa League Round of 16, first leg against AZ Alkmaar is ‘nothing too serious’.

One of the soundbites of Spurs' campaign has been Ange Postecoglou's quote in September that he always wins a trophy in his second season with a team - a claim that is mostly accurate. The Europa League is Spurs' last chance of silverware this season.

Latest Tottenham news with Rodrigo Bentancur set to miss the Europa League last-16 second leg match against AZ Alkmaar

Tottenham Hotspur's Europa League campaign is at risk of coming to a premature end after a largely poor showing in the Netherlands

Les Ferdinand has hailed the performance of Guglielmo Vicario and claims he proved his importance for Tottenham against AZ Alkmaar.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dejan Kulusevski is unlikely to return before the international break at the end of the month, Ange Postecoglou has said.