Second qualifying round
Riski Ro. 45'
Akinyemi 68'
Soderback 70'
Mijnans 61'
Meerdink 90'
Ilves: 1. Virtanen - 3. Rale, 5. Vaeisaenen S., 22. Maenpaa A. (Miettunen, 75) - 20. Tiitinen - 8. Stjopin, 17. Soderback, 18. Ulundu (Raymond А., 62), 19. Jukkola, 30. Kanga - 10. Riski Ro. (Akinyemi, 62)
Substitution: Raymond А. (from 62); Akinyemi (from 62); Miettunen (from 75)
Bench: 12. Krkalić, 32. Väyrynen - 13. Wallius, 24. Kumpu - 9. Hytönen
AZ Alkmaar: 41. Zoet - 3. Goes, 4. Dekker M. (Penetra, 78), 30. Kasius - 6. Koopmeiners P., 8. Clasie (Mijnans, 58), 26. Smit Kees (Buurmeester, 72) - 27. Daal (Jensen I., 73) - 7. Poku E., 9. Parrott (Meerdink, 73), 34. de Wit M.
Substitution: Mijnans (from 58); Buurmeester (from 72); Jensen I. (from 73); Meerdink (from 73); Penetra (from 78)
Bench: 12. Verhulst, 31. Deen D. - 22. Dijkstra - 11. Sadiq I., 21. Kwakman
Yellow Cards: Goes 43; Koopmeiners P. 45
The final European competition to begin its 2025/26 campaign
With little left to play for on the domestic front, Tottenham Hotspur—like Manchester United—are pinning their hopes on the UEFA Europa League for both silverware and a possible return to the Champions League next season
Once again, there were no miracles for a Tottenham Hotspur side mired in a prolonged slump as they suffered a narrow defeat in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 against AZ Alkmaar
Feyenoord lost points for the second time in their first three league games