Welcome to our live blog. Here you can read everything about the Eintracht Frankfurt – Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur – AZ in the eighth finals of the Europa League. The Amsterdammers must make a 2-1 loss good, while the Alkmaarders have to defend a 1-0 win.
6.45 pm: Eintracht Frankfurt – Ajax
9 pm: Tottenham Hotspur – AZ
There will soon be 1046 fans in the branch at Tottenham. That is in stark contrast with 91 supporters present in Istanbul. The supporters go from 6.45 pm in a Corteo (fan procession) towards the stadium.
AZ did not yet succeed in winning a competition on English soil. All nine previous encounters were lost:
Ipswich Town 2-0 AZ | 27-09-1978
Ipswich Town 3-0 AZ | 06-05-1981
Liverpool FC 3-2 AZ | 04-11-1981 | Goals: K. Kist and P. Thompson (Ed)
Newcastle United 4-2 AZ | 08-03-2007 | Goals: S. Arveladze and D. Koevermans
Arsenal FC 4-1 AZ | 04-11-2009 | Goal: J. Lens
Manchester United 4-0 AZ | 12-12-2019
West Ham United FC 2-1 AZ | 11-05-2023 | Goal: T. Reijnders
Aston Villa FC 2-1 AZ | 09-11-2023 | Goal: V. Pavlidis
Tottenham Hotspur FC 1-0 AZ | 24-10-2024 |
AZ players Troy Parrott and David Møller Wolfe have been called for their national team. With Parrott in the selection, Ireland plays against Bulgaria on 20 and 23 March. Møller Wolfe is on the Norway players who play against Moldova on March 22 and on March 25 the Norwegians will visit Israel.