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Tottenham beat Ajax to reach Champions League final

cde.news desk · 1 min read
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epa07556554 Lucas Moura (L) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring the 1-2 goal during the UEFA Champions League semi final, second leg soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 08 May 2019. EPA-EFE/OLAF KRAAK

Tottenham staged one of the most remarkable comebacks in European Cup history to reach their first final, recovering from a first-leg defeat and a 2-0 second-leg deficit to progress at the expense of Ajax.

Ajax extended their aggregate advantage as early as the fifth minute when captain Matthijs de Ligt lost Kieran Trippier to head in a corner, to put the Dutch side 3-0 up on aggregate in the Champions League semi-final.

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But Lucas Moura scored twice in four minutes to get Spurs fans thinking the impossible was possible, and the Brazilian completed his hat-trick in stoppage-time to seal a stunning victory on away goals.

Tottenham and Liverpool will meet at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid on 1 June in the first all-English Champions League final since Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties in 2008.

Via the Guardian / UEFA

Topics AjaxChampions LeagueTottenham Hotspur

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