Wilson Odobert scored twice to save the Tottenham Hotspur season, while overcurrent a shortage on the first leg to beat AZ Alkmaar and reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
Sitting 13th in the Premier League and from both domestic cups, this competition is the only remaining opportunity for Spurs.
They were poor in the first stage last week in the Netherlands and lost 1-0, but much improved at home on Thursday.
Odobert opened the score with his first goal for the club when Dominic Solanke paid him in space to shoot in the upper corner.
Tottenham took the lead in the draw in the second half when James Maddison played a one-two with son Heung-Min in the box before he curled home.
Spurs gifted AZ an aggregated equalizer, with a mixture between Odobert and Lucas Bergvall so that Peer Koopmeiners can drill home.
But Odobert made up for it and won the tie – finishing a fantastic team movement that started in its own half of the hosts by tapping up close.
AZ had a great chance to re -level the efforts of Troy Parrott that was saved by Guglielmo Vicario and the rebound of Mees de Wit, the line made free by Yves Bissouma.
Spurs plays Eintracht Frankfurt, who defeated Ajax 6-2 on aggregated, in the quarterfinals.
Line-ups
Tottenham Xi: Son, Maddison, Solanke, Vicario, Cristian Romero, Spence, Porro, Pape Sarr, Van de Ven, Odobert, Bergvall
Subs: Ben Davies, Whiteman, Bissouma, Austin, Udojie, Brennan Johnson, Dane Scarlett, Tel, Gray, Moore
AZ XI: Jordy Clasie, Ibrahim Sadiq, Peer Koopmeiners, Parrott, Alexandre Penetra, David Møller Wolfe, Seiya Maikuma, Zico Buurmeester, Ernest Poku, Wouter Goes, Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro-Ohusuproeth
Subs: Zoet, Indi, Hobie Verhulst, Mees de Wit, Kristijan Belic, Maxim Dekker, Mexx Merdink, Kees Smit, Sem van Duijn, Eliha Dijkstra, Wassim Bouziane
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