Tottenham Hotspur are into the Champions League final after a stunning fightback against Ajax.
Tottenham Hotspur are into the final of the Champions League having experienced one of the most memorable nights in their history on Wednesday evening.
Spurs headed to Amsterdam trailing 1-0 from the first leg of their semi-final clash with Ajax, and made the worst possible start as Matthijs de Ligt headed home an early corner.
Hakim Ziyech doubled Ajax’s lead on the night, giving them a 3-0 aggregate lead, meaning Spurs had to score three second half goals – and not concede again – to go through.
Lucas Moura got Spurs on the scoreboard for the night early in the second half and then snatched another just moments later, before Jan Vertonghen’s header hit the bar and his rebound was hacked off the line.
That looked to be the chance for Spurs, but they managed to create one more opening late on, and Moura completed his hat-trick in the 96th minute to spark wild scenes in Amsterdam.
Mauricio Pochettino was clearly emotional on the pitch at the full time whistle, as Spurs had beaten the odds yet again, this time setting up a final clash with Liverpool.
The tributes are pouring in for this Spurs side, and Guillem Balague took to Twitter to post an emotional message about his love for Pochettino.
Balague pointed out that few teams in the world have a leader like Pochettino, feeling that he sees life differently to everyone else, and lives football with so much emotion – which was evident at full time.
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