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Moura Strikes Hatrick as Tottenham Rebound Against Ajax (3-2)


Thu 09 May 2019 | 12:30 AM
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Tottenham Hotspur achieved a historic comeback defeating Ajax Amsterdam on away goals rule after the teams finished 3-3 on aggregate  on Wednesday to set up a climatic all English showdown with Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final at Madrid.

Miracles do happen. as Liverpool had just pulled off one of the most historic comebacks after crushing Barcelona with 4 clean goals on Tuesday, which was closely followed by Tottenham Hotspur when Lucas Moura ruled the night striking a hat trick.

Matias de Leicht opened the scoring for Ajax early in the fifth minute with a superb header, scoring the 150th goal in the history of the Dutch team. Moroccan striker Hakim Ziash added Ajax's second goal in the 35th minute through a neat shot from inside the penalty area, scoring his third goal in 11 matches.

In the second half, Tottenham returned to the game with Lucas Mora scoring two goals in the 55th and 59th minutes for the remaining minutes of the game, with Tottenham eager to score the final.

Tottenham scored the phenomenal winning goal after Moura scored the third goal for the guests, who qualified for the final of the tournament for the first time in their history.

It was the first English final in the Champions League since 2008, when Manchester United were crowned champions at the expense of Chelsea on penalties in the Russian capital Moscow.