Play-offs qualifying round
Meerdink 6'
Sadiq I. 45'
Zeefuik L. 86'
AZ Alkmaar: 1. Owusu-Oduro - 3. Goes, 5. Penetra, 30. Kasius - 6. Koopmeiners P., 8. Clasie (Kwakman, 46), 11. Sadiq I. (Jensen I., 63), 26. Smit Kees (Mijnans, 63) - 27. Daal (Buurmeester, 78) - 34. de Wit M., 35. Meerdink (Zeefuik L., 78)
Substitution: Kwakman (from 46); Mijnans (from 63); Jensen I. (from 63); Buurmeester (from 78); Zeefuik L. (from 78)
Bench: 12. Verhulst, 41. Zoet - 4. Dekker M., 15. Chavez Mateo, 22. Dijkstra, 23. van Duijl - 60. van Duijn
Yellow Cards: Clasie 9
Levski: 92. Vutsov S. - 6. Tsunami, 50. Dimitrov K. - 99. Kirilov (Rildo, 77) - 17. Everton Bala - 77. Rupanov (Sangare, 66), 88. Petkov Ma. (Soula, 66)
Substitution: Soula (from 66); Sangare (from 66); Rildo (from 77)
Bench: 78. Lukov - 4. Makoun, 31. Serafimov, 71. Kamdem - 23. Myslovic, 70. Kostadinov
Yellow Cards: Rupanov 60; Sangare 69
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