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Mark Jones

Son Heung-min's heartbreaking reaction when told he's suspended for Ajax first leg

Have you got your breath back yet?

It will be Tottenham Hotspur who play in the Champions League semi-finals and not Manchester City , after the Londoners won a remarkable tie at the Etihad Stadium.

Leading 1-0 from the first leg, they made it through on away goals after a frankly ridiculous second clash at the Etihad Stadium ended 4-3 to City.

In the injury absence of Harry Kane, Son Heung-min was a key figure in the astonishing Spurs success, as he followed up his first leg goal with a brace inside 10 minutes as the game exploded in the first period.

The South Korean scored twice in the first 10 mins at the Etihad (Laurence Griffiths)

Son Heung-min's three-word response perfectly sums up Man City vs Spurs

But now Son won't play in the first leg against Dutch giants Ajax after he picked up a suspension, a matter which has been a source of debate for Spurs fans.

Having been booked twice in this season's competition previously, the 48th minute yellow card received by the South Korean took his tally to three for the tournament, triggering a one-game ban.

All yellow cards are now wiped after the quarter-finals, but only for those who didn't already have two to their name coming into this stage of the tournament. A third was always going to trigger a suspension.

Son was told of his ban by German TV (Sky Sport / @archiert1 Twitter)

Harry Kane shares video from his home as Tottenham see off Man City

And when he was informed of his ban by Sky Sport in Germany after the game - as captured by journalist Archie Rhind-Tutt - Son could only respond with a heartbreaking "I didn't know!"

Ouch.

Oh well, at least he'll have the second leg.

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