Lucas Bergvall nightmare, Wilson Odobert stunning – Tottenham player ratings v AZ
Tottenham are through to the Europa League quarter-finals despite another calamitous piece of defending from Lucas Bergvall.
Spurs struck first in the 26th minute, after Heung-Min Son relentlessly pressed the AZ defence, forcing a turnover that landed at the feet of Dominic Solanke, and the English forward smartly swept the ball to his right, setting up Wilson Odobert for his first European goal.
Tottenham then took the lead in the tie, thanks to James Maddison, after a tidy little one-two with Son, the England international slammed home in the 48th minute.
Bergvall and Odobert suffered a huge mix-up in the 63rd minute, giving Peer Koopmeiners the opportunity to level the tie, which he did with aplomb.
Spurs responded only 11 minutes later, as Solanke once again assisted Odobert, following a lovely team move, and the French winger doubled his Tottenham tally to give the North London side the lead once again.
Tottenham secured their progression, following a nervy end to the match, and will now face Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals.
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Guglielmo Vicario – 7
The assured Italian instilled confidence in his back-line all night long
Pedro Porro – 7
Porro had an awful game against Bournemouth at the weekend, but looked better against AZ.
Cristian Romero – 7
Always on the edge of exploding, was frustrated early on, but showed his experience when needed most.
Micky van de Ven (off for Gray 61′) – 7
A composed performance from the Dutch defender as he returns from injury.
Djed Spence – 8
Could be in line to receive an England call-up soon, and on the showing against AZ, it would be well deserved.
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Pape Sarr – 4
The midfielder was completely absent for Spurs, and fortunate not to be subbed off during the game.
Lucas Bergvall (off for Davies 84′) – 3
Bergvall scored an own-goal in the first-leg against AZ, the Swedish midfielder was once again at fault against the Dutch side, as his slack pass allowed Koopmeiners to score.
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James Maddison (off for Bissouma 78′) – 8
Ran the show for Tottenham, scoring the second goal for the North London club.
Wilson Odobert (off for Johnson 78′) – 9 – Player-of-the-Match
A fantastic performance as the former Burnley winger scored his first two Spurs goals against AZ.
Dominic Solanke – 8
Solanke suffered a back injury in the first-leg, but recovered quickly, and assisted Odobert’s opener.
Heung-Min Son – 8
Tottenham staff are concerned about Son’s performances, but the South Korean was the catalyst for Spurs’ opener.
Substitutes
Archie Gray (on for Van de Ven 61′) – 5
Not a natural centre-back and did not look as comfortable as Van de Ven.
Yves Bissouma (on for Maddison 78′) – 7
Came on and only a minute later made a brilliant stop to deny AZ.
Brennan Johnson (on for Odobert 78′) – 6
Good running from the Welsh international and defended well for Spurs in the late stages.
Ben Davies (on for Bergvall 84′) – 7
Brought on in the late stages, helping reinforce Tottenham’s back-line as they clung on for victory.