May 8, 2019. Amsterdam. Tottenham trailed Ajax 3-0 on aggregate at halftime of the Champions League semifinal second leg. The home team with Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Hakim Ziyech had been the story of the tournament up to that point, dispatching Real Madrid and Juventus en route to the semis. Spurs needed three goals in 45 minutes to advance. Lucas Moura the Brazilian forward who hadn't started a UCL knockout game ALL SEASON would score them all. Goal one: 55th minute, scrambled finish through traffic. Goal two: 59th, low driven shot. 2-2 on aggregate suddenly, but Ajax still going through on away goals. The clock kept running. 70 minutes. 80. 90. Stoppage time. Five minutes added. 95:30. Spurs worked a final ball into the box. Dele Alli flicked it on. Lucas Moura met it with his right foot and rolled it past André Onana into the bottom corner. Final whistle. Tottenham 3, Ajax 2. 3-3 on aggregate, advancing on away goals. Spurs were heading to their first-ever Champions League final against Liverpool, who had pulled off their own miracle 24 hours earlier. Two of the greatest comebacks in UCL history. Back-to-back nights. The greatest semifinal week the tournament has ever known. Shoutout to @bleachcreetch for the inspo!
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