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Aidan McCartney

Spurs fans will love how Mark Chapman summed up Mauricio Pochettino's celebrations to Ajax win

Mauricio Pochettino couldn't control his emotions after watching his Tottenham Hotspur side book their place in the Champions League final on Wednesday night.

Lucas Moura's second-half hat-trick saw Spurs turn around a 1-0 defeat in the first leg to go through on away goals in the most dramatic of circumstances.

Tottenham had an uphill battle at half time in Amsterdam after goals from Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech.

However, Moura fired Spurs level on the night with a quick-fire double early in the second half before completing the incredible comeback in the 95th minute to seal a historic night.

Pochettino sprinted onto the field to celebrate with his players before sinking to his knees and crying tears of joy.

"Pochettino is crying like a baby and he was on his knees when they scored," Darren Fletcher told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Mauricio Pochettino celebrates after win over Ajax (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

"It gets you emotional watching him and seeing how much it means to him."

Host Mark Chapman then summed up Pochettino emotions as he said: "He's been described as the father of the bride at the end of the evening of a very emotional wedding."

Former midfielder Jermaine Jenas even thought that the Spurs boss was close to taking part in the traditional wedding tie-around-the-head dance.

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"I actually thought at one point he was going to put the tie around his head," he explained.

"He went running over to the lads who got hold of him. He came back with three or four buttons undone and he couldn't do his interview.

"He was in tears and as he was sorting out his tie I was thinking surely that's not going to go around your head."

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