Ajax vs Tottenham : Tottenham Hotspur must overturn a 1-0 deficit
in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final tie against
Ajax, their Champions League semi-final second leg clash. UEFA Champions
League match Ajax vs Tottenham. Tottenham will be looking to pull off a
famous comeback when they travel to Amsterdam to take on Ajax in
Wednesday’s Champions League.
Tottenham enters this leg 2 semifinal action down 1-0 on a scoring drought. But some observers are impressed the team has advanced this far, with a chance to reach the finals.
Tottenham’s manager Mauricio Pochettinohas even suggested, according to the Associated Press, that might even look for a new challenge with another team if he can lead his team to the Champions League title this year.
In his fifth year, Pochettino suggested that winning would have previously been unthinkable and such an achievement could make for a good time to exit. “Winning the Champions League?,” he said, according to the AP. “It should be fantastic, no? Close the five-year chapter and go home.”
“It’s not a joke, why? To win the Champions League with Tottenham in these circumstances this season, maybe I need to think about maybe doing something different in the future.”
Meanwhile, in Liverpool today, Lionel Messi’s Barcelona team was stunned, losing a three-goal advantage from the first leg in the 4-0 loss. The win was seen as a historic Liverpool win, not bad for a team known for its comebacks.
From the AP: “Divock Origi scored twice, either side of goals by halftime substitute Georginio Wijnaldum early in the second half, to send Liverpool into its second straight final and set up a meeting with either Ajax or Tottenham on June 1.
“It was only the third time in the history of the European Cup that a team came from three goals down after the first leg of a semifinal and progressed to the final, after Panathinaikos in 1970-71 and Barcelona in 1985-86. No team had done it in the Champions League era.
“The comeback was all the more unlikely given that Liverpool was without two of its first-choice forward line, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. Instead, it was Origi — the scorer of the crucial fourth goal in the 79th minute — who made the seemingly impossible, possible. And it needed some remarkable ingenuity from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who pretended to walk away from taking a corner before quickly spinning round and sending in a low cross as Barcelona’s players dawdled. Origi swept in the finish.”
Spurs and Ajax are approaching kickoff in North London as the Champions League Semifinals get underway. It’s a testament to each team’s grit and each manager’s excellent gameplans that these two underdog squads are here. They’ve both had a wild run that has been incredible for fans to watch. Ajax are making the most of their season with so many stars set to leave for other clubs in the summer, while Tottenham continue to patch together wins with their injury-depleted squad. Both will be fighting hard for a place in the final.
It is a big surprise to see these two in the Final Four of the Champions League, but they have earned it by knocking out some huge teams on their way to the semis: Spurs dominated their Round of 16 against Borussia Dortmund before eliminating Manchester City in what was one of the most memorable 90 minutes in the history of the game in the quarterfinals; Ajax have been the true giant killers of the competitions, destroying the defending champions Real Madrid in the Round of 16 before knocking out Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus to reach the semifinal.
Now the two teams come into a very even matchup with a huge chance to make the Final in Madrid. The first leg on Tuesday might be the most important of the two games: Ajax have been incredible away from home, and Spurs will play this one without their two best players, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane. If the Dutch once again win on the road, it’d be a huge step to a place in the title match. But Tottenham has shown in this competition how much they love the drama, and even a bad result at home wouldn’t scare them going into the second leg.
Tottenham enters this leg 2 semifinal action down 1-0 on a scoring drought. But some observers are impressed the team has advanced this far, with a chance to reach the finals.
Tottenham’s manager Mauricio Pochettinohas even suggested, according to the Associated Press, that might even look for a new challenge with another team if he can lead his team to the Champions League title this year.
In his fifth year, Pochettino suggested that winning would have previously been unthinkable and such an achievement could make for a good time to exit. “Winning the Champions League?,” he said, according to the AP. “It should be fantastic, no? Close the five-year chapter and go home.”
“It’s not a joke, why? To win the Champions League with Tottenham in these circumstances this season, maybe I need to think about maybe doing something different in the future.”
Meanwhile, in Liverpool today, Lionel Messi’s Barcelona team was stunned, losing a three-goal advantage from the first leg in the 4-0 loss. The win was seen as a historic Liverpool win, not bad for a team known for its comebacks.
From the AP: “Divock Origi scored twice, either side of goals by halftime substitute Georginio Wijnaldum early in the second half, to send Liverpool into its second straight final and set up a meeting with either Ajax or Tottenham on June 1.
“It was only the third time in the history of the European Cup that a team came from three goals down after the first leg of a semifinal and progressed to the final, after Panathinaikos in 1970-71 and Barcelona in 1985-86. No team had done it in the Champions League era.
“The comeback was all the more unlikely given that Liverpool was without two of its first-choice forward line, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. Instead, it was Origi — the scorer of the crucial fourth goal in the 79th minute — who made the seemingly impossible, possible. And it needed some remarkable ingenuity from Trent Alexander-Arnold, who pretended to walk away from taking a corner before quickly spinning round and sending in a low cross as Barcelona’s players dawdled. Origi swept in the finish.”
Spurs and Ajax are approaching kickoff in North London as the Champions League Semifinals get underway. It’s a testament to each team’s grit and each manager’s excellent gameplans that these two underdog squads are here. They’ve both had a wild run that has been incredible for fans to watch. Ajax are making the most of their season with so many stars set to leave for other clubs in the summer, while Tottenham continue to patch together wins with their injury-depleted squad. Both will be fighting hard for a place in the final.
It is a big surprise to see these two in the Final Four of the Champions League, but they have earned it by knocking out some huge teams on their way to the semis: Spurs dominated their Round of 16 against Borussia Dortmund before eliminating Manchester City in what was one of the most memorable 90 minutes in the history of the game in the quarterfinals; Ajax have been the true giant killers of the competitions, destroying the defending champions Real Madrid in the Round of 16 before knocking out Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus to reach the semifinal.
Now the two teams come into a very even matchup with a huge chance to make the Final in Madrid. The first leg on Tuesday might be the most important of the two games: Ajax have been incredible away from home, and Spurs will play this one without their two best players, Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane. If the Dutch once again win on the road, it’d be a huge step to a place in the title match. But Tottenham has shown in this competition how much they love the drama, and even a bad result at home wouldn’t scare them going into the second leg.
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