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Tottenham Hotspur's Europa League campaign is at risk of coming to a premature end after a largely poor showing in the Netherlands

Tottenham Hotspur head to the Netherlands on Thursday for the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie against AZ Alkmaar. MORE — UEFA Europa League schedule. Spurs are the

Manchester United face Real Sociedad in the last 16 of the Europa League, while Tottenham play AZ Alkmaar and Rangers meet Fenerbahce.

It was a mixed bag for the British sides in the early Europa League games on Thursday night. The headline result of the night might prove to be Tottenham's 1-0 loss away to AZ Alkmaar, Ange Postecoglou's last chance of winning a trophy in his second season with the club looking altogether more challenging going into the second leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in seven days' time.

Manchester United took the lead through Joshua Zirkzee but were held to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday as Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar.

Follow live coverage of the Europa League last 16 and Conference League as Manchester United travel to Real Sociedad, Tottenham visit AZ Alkmaar, Rangers face Fenerbache & FC Copenhagen host Chelsea.

Follow live coverage of the Europa League last 16 and Conference League as Manchester United travel to Real Sociedad, Tottenham visit AZ Alkmaar, Rangers face Fenerbache & FC Copenhagen host Chelsea.

Presented with a perfect storm of conditions to make finally winning a trophy far more plausible than frankly this group of players and manager deserve, they barely turned up for this spirit-sapping first leg at AZ Alkmaar from which Spurs somehow emerged only 1-0 down and still alive in the tie.

LUCAS BERGVALL’S unlucky slice left Tottenham in a pickle at the home of the Cheese Farmers. But Ange Postecoglou’s side can count themselves lucky they are still in this Europa League tie because