Spurs completed an incredible comeback against Ajax as they came from 3-0 down on aggregate to reach the Champions League final against Liverpool.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men earned their way to a Madrid showdown in the final with Liverpool on Saturday June 1 thanks to a stunning Lucas Moura hat-trick as Ajax dramatically fell at the semi-final hurdle in the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
Spurs got off to the worst possible start when conceding a goal as early as the fifth minute, Ajax skipper Matthijs de Ligt rising above Dele Alli to head past Hugo Lloris from a Lasse Schone cross following a corner.
Referee Felix Brych signalled that there was a VAR review but no infringement was deemed to have been made.
Half an hour later things got worse for Tottenham when a sweeping move from the home side ended with a delicate curling finish from Hakim Ziyech into the corner past a stranded Lloris.
Spurs had a chance to get back in the game in the 53rd minute, Christian Eriksen’s delicious cross met well by Alli but Andre Onana was equal to the task and he made the save.
That acted as a catalyst for the comeback, though, Spurs’ next move seeing Moura burst through the Ajax defence before he slotted a low shot past Onana and into the corner for his first goal.
