Ajax vs Tottenham LIVE
Uefa Champions League 2018-19 | Semi-final, second leg
Venue: Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Date: Wednesday, 8 May, 2019
Kick-off: 8pm BST, tonight
Referee: Felix Brych
Tottenham know that a Champions League Final against Liverpool awaits if they can overturn a narrow deficit against Ajax in Amsterdam tonight.
Tottenham are 1-0 down on aggregate as they head into the second leg of this semi-final after Donny van de Beek's 15th-minute goal saw a young, vibrant Ajax side leave Spurs' new stadium with a win.
However, Tottenham may be buoyed after watching Liverpool pull off one of the greatest ever European comebacks on Tuesday, as Jurgen Klopp's men beat Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield to reach the Final with a 4-3 aggregate victory.
Standard Sport will be LIVE in Amsterdam tonight, with expert analysis and reaction from Dan Kilpatrick and Jack Rosser.
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Ajax vs Tottenham team news and line-ups
Ajax XI: Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Blind, Tagliafico; Schone, De Jong, van de Beek; Ziyech, Tadic, Dolberg
Subs: Varela, Veltman, Sinkgraven, Huntelaar, Magallan, Traore, De Wit
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Dele, Lucas, Son
Subs: Gazzaniga, Foyth, Davies, Dier, Skipp, Lamela, Llorente
Score prediction: Ajax 1-1 Tottenham
Perhaps unsurprisingly for a team that have played so many matches this season and not made a signing since January 2018, Tottenham are looking weary as the end of the season approaches.
However, the fact that they are only trailing by one goal and still well in the tie should give them confidence given how well Ajax started that first leg.
The pressure is off for Spurs in some ways as a result of them securing a top-four finish by their rivals' ineptitude bar an unlikely sequence of final-day events, while Ajax do not appear quite as strong at home in the Champions League as they have been on the road (losing to Real Madrid and drawing with Juventus).
Having said that, only one of the 17 teams who have lost the home first leg of a semi-final in the Champions League era have gone on to win on aggregate - Ajax themselves in 1995-96.
Ajax vs Tottenham tickets
Tickets for tonight's semi-final contest are sold out and police have warned fans to be wary of scammers.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Last week's first leg saw Ajax record their first competitive victory over Tottenham in three attempts.
Previously, they were beaten 6-1 on aggregate in a two-legged Uefa Cup Winners' Cup tie all the way back in 1981.
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting from 7pm. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
You can also follow all the action on Standard Sport's match blog from Amsterdam LIVE on the night.
