English Premier League side Tottenham beat Ajax last night in Amsterdam, on away goal rules, to set up an all English teams UEFA Champions League final.
Ajax went into the match with a 1-goal advantage from the first leg but lost 2-3 to Tottenham on Wednesday night. So while the aggregate is a 3-3 draw, the away go rule meant Ajax’s dream of playing in the final did not materialise.
The first goal of the match came via a fifth-minute header by 19-year-old Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt. Tottenham hit the post through Son Heung-min before Hakim Ziyech doubled Ajax’s lead on the night with a sweeping finish after an assist by former Southampton winger Dusan Tadic.
That left Spurs 3-0 behind on aggregate yet, in another pulsating semi-final, Mauricio Pochettino’s side scored twice within five minutes in the second half.
Moura reduced the deficit with a composed finish before the Brazilian’s shot on the turn, after keeper Andre Onana had denied substitute Fernando Llorente, levelled the scores on the night and left Spurs requiring one goal to reach the final in Madrid on 1 June.
