Published 18:20 IST, May 8th 2020
Tottenham marked a stunning victory over Ajax OTD in 2019 in a Champions League thriller
Ajax vs Tottenham Champions League: Brazilian winger Lucas Moura scored a second-leg hat-trick that helped Spurs beat Ajax and reach the UCL finals OTD in 2019.
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Spurs were dealt a solid blow when y suffered a 1-0 defeat to ir Dutch opponents in first leg of Ajax vs Tottenham Champions League semi-final that was played in rth London. Spurs would have to be at ir very best if y intended to pull off a comeback win against giant slayers Ajax, who kcked out Real Madrid and Juventus en route to UCL semi-finals. However, at end of first half of Ajax vs Tottenham Champions League second leg, Spurs found mselves trailing by two goals. Tottenham fans were quickly losing faith, but what followed was a true statement of belief from Mauricio Pochetti's Tottenham side who pulled off a stunning comeback at Johan Cruijff Arena.
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Ajax vs Tottenham Champions League
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Ajax vs Tottenham 2019
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Ajax vs Tottenham Champions League
Playing without Harry Kane was always going to be an uphill task for rth London club but likes of Dele Alli, Heung-Min Son, Fernando Llorente and Lucas Moura did unthinkable. Former PSG winger Lucas Moura scored a scintillating second-half hat-trick in second leg in Amsterdam which helped Spurs make Champions League final for first time in club's history. last of Lucas Moura's goals came in final minute of stopp time that left Ajax fans heartbroken and ended ir fairytale European run. second half turned out to be a Lucas Moura vs Ajax affair that ended in tearful celebrations all across pitch at Johan Cryuff Arena and also included a teary-eyed interview from Mauricio Pochetti. rest, as y say, is history.
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18:20 IST, May 8th 2020