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By James Cormack Tottenham get their Europa League campaign underway on Thursday night as they welcome Azerbaijani champions Qarabag to N17. A fifth-place finish in Ange Postecoglou’s maiden season at the helm sees the Lilywhites return to the Europa League for the first time since they were humiliated by a manager-less Dinamo Zagreb in the 2020/21 iteration of the competition. It was Dinamo who also ensured that Spurs’ upcoming opponents would not be playing Champions League football this season as they thumped them 5-0 over two legs in the play-offs. Qarabag have otherwise enjoyed a strong s…