2018/19 UEFA Champions League
Tottenham Hotspur vs Ajax Amsterdam
Semi-final 1st leg:
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Tuesday, April 30th
Kick-off at 20:00 (8:00pm)
Tottenham Hotspur will take their place in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history. Standing in their way of a spot in the showpiece final in Madrid next month is Ajax Amsterdam, the giant killers of this competition in 2018/19.
The first leg is set to be played at Spurs’ new stadium on Tuesday with the return leg penned in for Wednesday, May 8
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Mauricio Pochettino’s men saw their unbeaten record at their new home brought to an abrupt end by old foes West Ham United on Saturday – their third defeat in their last four matches in all competitions. Tottenham will be without the hero of the previous round, Son Heung Min, who is suspended for the first leg while Harry Kane continues his absence through injury.
Toby Aldereiweld, Jan Vertonghen, Davinson Sanchez and Christian Eriksen are all expected to feature, however. All four have ties to the Dutch giants with the quartet graduating through De Joden’s famed academy before making the move to the Yids of North London.
Tottenham recent results:
27/04 – Tottenham 0-1 West Ham
23/04 – Tottenham 1-0 Brighton
20/04 – Man City 1-0 Tottenham
Ajax boast the youngest squad in the tournament with an average age of just 23,9 years and have really set Europe alight with their blockbuster attacking football. They came through a tough group that included both Bayern Munich and Benfica before dumping out three-time defending champions Real Madrid in the round of 16.
Their famous victory at the Bernabeu was just the beginning as Ajax went on to book their spot in the last four for the first time since 1997. They are unbeaten in their last eight matches heading into Tuesday’s affair which includes their aggregate victory over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus in the quarter-finals. They are expected to be without the services of Nicolas Tagliafico who limped off during their weekend win over Vitesse.
Ajax recent results:
23/04 – Ajax 4-2 Vitesse
20/04 – Groningen 0-1 Ajax
16/04 – Juventus 1-2 Ajax
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The two sides have met on only a couple of occasions back in the early 80’s when Tottenham secured a 6-1 aggregate win in the 1
st round of the UEFA European Cup Winners Cup. This will be their first-ever meeting in the Champions League.
Tottenham have already had a taste of Dutch opposition this season, taking four points off of PSV Eindhoven on route to the knockout phase but will have to fend off danger from the Ajax’s top-scorer this season – former Southampton maestro Dusan Tadic who has netted six times in the Champions League.
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