English Football Is Back To Its Success In Europe After 10 Years

Ajax Amsterdam dramatically lost to Tottenham Hotspurs in the European Champions League semi-finals.

Winning 1-0 in the first leg, Ajax actually had the upper hand when winning two goals in the first half, each goal scored through the actions of Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech.

But the Spurs got up in the second half. Lucas Moura became the star of The Lilywhites' victory by scoring three goals, aka a hat trick, including the winning goal in the final seconds of the match.

This result makes the aggregate score 3-3 and Spurs also have the right to qualify for the finals thanks to the superiority of away goals aggressiveness.

With these results, Tottenham Hotspurs officially challenged Liverpool in the top party. Interestingly, both Liverpool and Spurs qualified for the final through a dramatic match. As is known, Liverpool have just overthrew Barcelona with a score of 4-0 to advance to the final.

With the meeting of Liverpool against Tottenham Hotspurs, it is certain that the Champions League trophy will no longer stay in the Matador Country, but will of course move to English soil.

The journey of English teams in the Champions League this season is extraordinary.

Before reaching the final, the English club had a stunning performance by sending four representatives to advance to the knockout phase. In the last 16, there were names such as Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspurs.

The meeting between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspurs in the top party itself became the second Champions League final for fellow English teams after about ten years ago. The All England Final in the Champions League which first took place in the 2007/08 season, when Chelsea and Manchester United faced each other.

Must be completed on penalties, The Red Devils returned to England with the trophy. The final score of the match was 6-5, after playing equally strong 1-1 for 120 minutes.

Meanwhile, if you enter all competitions in Europe, this will be the third All England Final. In the UEFA Cup event which is now called the Europa League, in 1972, Tottenham Hotspurs faced Wolverhampton Wanderers. Spurs won 3-2 on aggregate in the two-legged match.

This season's Champions League final will be held at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. The match this time became very unpredictable after seeing the journey of the two teams.

To get to Madrid, Jurgen Klopp's men will have to face challenges from Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain and Red Star Belgrade. With full confidence, they were able to qualify for the knockout phase and successfully beat clubs like Bayern Munich, FC Porto, and FC Barcelona.

As for Tottenham, they just made a miracle. In the group phase, Mauricio Pochettino's men were able to escape through a small hole formed by FC Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven and Inter Milan. Qualifying for the runner-up, Spurs continued to advance and made it through the obstacles of Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, and Ajax Amsterdam.

The journey of the two teams deserves appreciation. They have taken a surprise and came out as two of the strongest teams in Europe at the moment.