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Spurs CL Dreams Are Far From Over, But That’s Not To Say That Wasn’t Very Poor At Points – Match Stats

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Ahhhh the night finally arrived and spirits were high that Tottenham Hotspur would take a positive result in our first Champions League Semi-Final against Ajax earlier this evening.

Having completely turned our European form around this year, despite the almost endless injuries that seem to have blighted what may have been an even better campaign, we were looking to take all we could from White Hart Lane comforts as we approach the second leg, as our Dutch opposition have been in good form themselves.

They were in good form, and clearly, they showed in the first half that they had no intention of changing that as they pretty roundly battered us – taking a 15th minute lead in the process. They didn’t create much in the way of real chances, but we couldn’t gloat having failed to get one of our four efforts on target by the halftime break.

Having lost Jan Vertonghen to injury in minute 39, there was everything to do in the next 45 minutes but we did finish the half slightly stronger than we had been.

We were far better after the break, but chances continued to go begging on target but we were more ourselves so to speak. More of that and this tie isn’t over yet, especially when we welcome Sonny back from suspension as we finished far stronger than we started, but with so many players having a poor game we didn’t have the bench with our injuries, so take the positives and give it everything in the next one.

Tottenham Hotspur
0 – 1
Ajax

White Hart Lane

Champions League Semi-Finals - 1st Leg

30/04/2019 8:00 pm

Referee: Lahoz

Tottenham Hotspur Ajax
van de Beek (15)
Lloris Onana
Sanchez Veltman
 
Alderweireld de Ligt
Vertonghen 39 Blind
Wanyama Tagliafico
 
Trippier 80 Schone 65
Eriksen de Jong
Alli Ziyech 87
Rose 79 van de Beek
Llorente Neres
Lucas Moura Tadic

Substitutes

Dier Sinkgraven
Walker-Peters Huntelaar 87
Sissoko 39 Mazraoui 65
Foyth 80 Magallan
Gazzaniga Dolberg
Davies 79 Semedo Varela
Skipp de Wit

Game Statistics

12 Goal attempts 10
1 On Target 2
3 Corners 3
14 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
51 % 49

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