Day 16
AZ Alkmaar: 41. Zoet - 3. Goes, 5. Penetra, 22. Dijkstra (Maikuma, 84) - 20. Boogaard (Chavez Mateo, 76) - 6. Koopmeiners P., 17. Jensen I. (Daal, 63), 26. Smit Kees - 7. Patati (Sadiq I., 46) - 9. Parrott, 34. de Wit M. (Hornkamp, 84)
Substitution: Sadiq I. (from 46); Daal (from 63); Chavez Mateo (from 76); Maikuma (from 84); Hornkamp (from 84)
Bench: 12. Verhulst, 31. Deen D. - 4. Dekker M., 23. van Duijl - 24. Oufkir, 33. Šín
Yellow Cards: Dijkstra 77; Chavez Mateo 86; Koopmeiners P. 90
Excelsior: 1. van Gasse - 2. Bronkhorst (Martens N., 78), 3. Meissen, 4. Widell, 12. Zagre - 7. Hansson E. (de Regt, 64), 10. Naujoks, 14. Schouten L. (Carlén, 84), 23. Yegoian - 30. Sanches Fernandes (Jonathans, 78) - 33. Bergraaf (van Duinen, 78)
Substitution: de Regt (from 64); Martens N. (from 78); Jonathans (from 78); van Duinen (from 78); Carlén (from 84)
Bench: 16. Raatsie - 5. Hendrikx S., 15. Janssen S. - 20. Hartjes, 25. Middendorp - 18. Nadje
Yellow Cards: de Regt 67
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

AZ Alkmaar
Excelsior