Tottenham Hotspur makes its all-England Champions League final
Wed 08 May 20§9, Champions League- Semi-Finals – 2nd Leg at Amsterdam
Ajax 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3
De Ligt(5’), Ziyech(35’) Lucas Moura (55’, 59’, 90’+6)
HT 2-0
(Agg 3-3)
Tottenham Hotspur win on away goals.
Lucas Moura scored a 96th-minute winner to ensure Tottenham fightback win against Ajax and set up an all-English Champions League final against Liverpool.
Spurs were trailing 1-0 made the worst possible start by conceding a towering fifth-minute header by 19-year-old Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt. Tottenham hit the post thrugh Son Heung-min before Hakim Ziyech doubled Ajax’s lead with a sweeping finish after able assistance from Dusan Tadic/
With Spur 3-0 in arrears on aggregate, Maurico Pochettino’ side scored twice within five minutes in the second half .
Wonderful Brazilian Moura reduced the deficit with a compose shot after keeper Andre Onana had denied substitute Fernando Llorente, levelled the scores on the night and left Spurs on edge requiring one goal to reach the final in Madrid on 1 June.
A dramatic 96th-minute finish, started by Vertonghen headed against the bar from four yards before Moura completed his hat-trick with a left-foot shot from 16 yards deep into stoppage time as Spurs won on away goal to reach their first Champions League final;