Day 25
Stepanov Ar. (p.) 35'
Utrecht: 1. Barkas - 3. van der Hoorn, 16. El Karouani, 24. Viergever - 21. Zechiël (Bozdogan, 89), 27. Engwanda - 10. Cathline (Karlsson J., 83), 18. Stepanov Ar. (Min D., 76), 20. de Wit D., 77. Alarcón (Rodríguez V.M., 77) - 40. Didden
Substitution: Min D. (from 76); Rodríguez V.M. (from 77); Karlsson J. (from 83); Bozdogan (from 89)
Bench: 25. Brouwer, 33. Gadellaa - 46. van Ommeren - 15. Blake A.
Yellow Cards: van der Hoorn 81
AZ Alkmaar: 1. Owusu-Oduro - 3. Goes, 5. Penetra (Dijkstra, 46), 23. van Duijl - 20. Boogaard - 6. Koopmeiners P., 10. Mijnans (Smit Kees, 46), 17. Jensen I. (Daal, 76) - 24. Oufkir (Patati, 54) - 34. de Wit M., 35. Meerdink (Parrott, 46)
Substitution: Dijkstra (from 46); Smit Kees (from 46); Parrott (from 46); Patati (from 54); Daal (from 76)
Bench: 12. Verhulst, 41. Zoet - 4. Dekker M., 18. Ichihara R. - 11. Sadiq I. - 33. Šín - 19. Hornkamp
Yellow Cards: Oufkir 25; Owusu-Oduro 33; Smit Kees 81
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

Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar