Tottenham’s route to the Champions League final
We look at their route to the showpiece event in Madrid.
Tottenham have reached their first-ever Champions League final after booking a date against Premier League rivals Liverpool and they did it in dramatic fashion.
Here, Press Association Sport looks at their route to the showpiece event in Madrid.
Inter Milan 2 Tottenham 1, September 18
Spurs were cruising towards victory at San Siro in their opening group game as they led through Christian Eriksen’s strike. However, a late collapse saw the Italian side score two goals through Mauro Icardi and Matias Vecino in the final five minutes to inflict an early defeat on Mauricio Pochettino’s side.
Tottenham 2 Barcelona 4, October 2
PSV 2 Tottenham 2, October 24
Lucas Moura and Kane goals, which overturned Hirving Lozano’s early opener, looked like kick-starting Tottenham’s campaign against the Dutch side. But goalkeeper Hugo Lloris saw red and Spurs shipped an 87th-minute equaliser to Luuk De Jong to leave them with just one point at the halfway stage of the group.
Tottenham 2 PSV 1, November 6
Tottenham 1 Inter Milan 0, November 28
Barcelona 1 Tottenham 1, December 12
Tottenham 3 Borussia Dortmund 0, February 13
Borussia Dortmund 0 Tottenham 1, March 5
Tottenham 1 Manchester City 0, April 9
Manchester City 4 Tottenham 3, April 17
Rarely has a game seen drama like unfolded at the Etihad Stadium, where five goals in the first 21 minutes made it 3-3 on aggregate. After Aguero’s fourth goal for City had been cancelled out by a controversial Llorente strike, Spurs were heading through on away goals going deep into injury time. But, heartbreak appeared to strike as Raheem Sterling converted for Manchester City to spark amazing scenes of celebration for the hosts and despair for Spurs. However, in incredible drama, the goal was chalked off by VAR for offside and the emotions switched, with Pochettino’s men progressing.
Tottenham 1 Ajax 0, April 30
