Ajax vs Tottenham Hotspur: Match Preview, How to Watch Champions League Online, US TV Channel, Live Stream, Start Time
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Ajax has one foot in the Champions League final and brings a 1-0 advantage to the Johan Cruyff Arena, where they’ll look to finish off Tottenham Hotspur in their semi-final second-leg decider.
Donny van de Beek scored the only goal in north London last Tuesday to move Ajax within a step of their first Champions League final in 23 years. Spurs are desperate for some glimmer of light amid a foggy run of form, with Europe their only possible route to end this season on a high.
Champions League Semifinals: Ajax vs Tottenham Hotspur
- Date: Wednesday, May 8
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Where: Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- TV: TNT, UDN, Univision
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
Ajax will relish the thought of a likely meeting opposite Barcelona in this year’s finale showdown, with the Blaugrana beating Liverpool 3-0 at the Camp Nou in their first leg. It was Cruyff—a legend of Ajax and Barca—who helped bring prosperity to both clubs and could act as a unifier between the two again in 2019.
Coach Erik ten Hag benched David Neres, Joel Veltman and Lasse Schone for Sunday’s 4-0 Dutch Cup final win over Willem II, a perfect warm-up for such a crucial clash on home soil.
The Godenzonen are also on course to win the Eredivisie title with only a handful of games remaining. Ten Hag told reporters their hunger for silverware remains strong as his side eye a potentially historic treble:
“In the end, it’s all about titles. We have been fighting for this all year round and the first prize has now arrived. But we are not yet satisfied. It is not enough. This fuels hunger. Now we are going to enjoy it for 24 hours, but after that, the focus will be on Wednesday.
“It has been far too long since Ajax had won something. We have had a great season, but we needed something tangible. We now have that, but we want more. We have fought hard and I was very happy to win this trophy for the fans because they had long to wait.”
Tottenham’s title prospects are nowhere near as strong entering the final stages of their season. The cruelty of these last few weeks is almost poetic in that, after thriving for so long despite making zero signings last summer, Mauricio Pochettino’s lack of depth has come back to haunt him.
Harry Kane is battling to return from injury for the trip to Amsterdam, and his absence hasn’t helped the squad as they’ve gone on a run of five defeats in their past six matches. Heung-min Son, who was sent off in Saturday’s 1-0 disappointment at Bournemouth, will be available to return after he was suspended for the first leg in what could be his last game of the season.
Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong will look to lead this capable crew of Ajax stars into the history books. Meanwhile, Spurs have a batch of Amsterdam alumni in the likes of Christian Eriksen, Jan Vertonghen and Davinson Sanchez, all of whom will be eager to underline who deserves their spot at the continental peak.
Spurs have failed to score in each of their last two away games and need to bag at least one on Wednesday if they’re to advance their European dream. Ajax, meanwhile, have lost to only one team at the Johan Cruyff Arena this season—Real Madrid.
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