LIVE
...

Follow us on

News

Tottenham fans are all making the same point about Lucas Bergvall after beating AZ to reach Europa League quarter-finals

Add as preferred source on Google

Tottenham Hotspur are through to the Europa League quarter-finals after beating AZ Alkmaar 3-2 on aggregate.

Spurs lost 1-0 in the last-16 first leg last week but didn’t take long to cancel out the visitors’ advantage at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Wilson Odobert opened the scoring on 26 minutes before James Maddison put Tottenham 2-0 up on the night – and 2-1 up on aggregate – on 48 minutes.

And though Peer Koopmeiners levelled the tie on aggregate in the 63rd minute, Odobert’s second of the night on 74 minutes was enough to see Spurs through.

Tottenham fans had a lot to say about their players during and after the Europa League game, with Lucas Bergvall being the subject of a fair few comments.

Tottenham Hotspur v AZ Alkmaar - UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Round of 16 Second Leg
Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images

READ MORE: Ledley King tells Ange Postecoglou Tottenham’s ‘fantastic’ defender could actually be good enough to play as an attacker

Tottenham fans delighted with Lucas Bergvall display against AZ

Spurs fans were buzzing with Bergvall’s display against AZ and, even though he made a mistake which led to the visitors’ goal, they didn’t let it bother them.

“Bergvall is such an intelligent player, his anticipation is brilliant, wise beyond his years,” one fan wrote on X.

“Happy to take a couple of mistakes to see him develop into a future star.”

Another said: “What an incredible performance from Bergvall. One mistake unfortunately but flawless otherwise.”

The praise for Bergvall kept coming, with one fan saying: “Wherever Lucas Bergvall goes, Tottenham will follow. Foundational player. Generational talent.”

Another wrote: “Lucas Bergvall. Just sensational. He was raw at the start of the season, clearly had talent, but he’s developed SO fast!”

Another said: “Bergvall down with a cramp. He’s ran his socks off today. Gotta give him his props despite the costly mistake leading to a goal.”

One supporter added: “Yes! Never do it the easy way but we’re in the next round. I know he made the mistake but Bergvall covered every inch of the pitch tonight.

“Madders & Sonny stood up to be counted tonight & the third goal was an Angeball goal. Big performance & we move on.”

Lucas Bergvall stats against AZ

Bergvall clocked up some impressive stats against AZ, showing just how much he’s developing at Spurs and how bright his future will be.

He won all seven of his ground duels, made five interceptions and two tackles, won two fouls, and completed all three of his dribbles.

In addition, Bergvall was accurate with his passing, completing 44 of his 48 passes for an accuracy of 92 percent.

Lucas Bergvall stats v AZ
Minutes played84′
Touches66
Accurate passes44/48 (92%)
Key passes1
Ground duels (won)7 (7)
Interceptions5
Total tackles2
Dribble attempts (succ.)3 (3)
Fouls won2

Indeed, Bergvall got a standing ovation when he came off with six minutes to go due to cramp, so impressive was his performance in the eyes of the Spurs faithful.

Tottenham’s last game before the international break sees them travel across London to face Fulham in a 1:30pm kick-off on Sunday.