
Tottenham’s route to the UCL final
Tottenham Hotspur have reached their first-ever Champions League final after booking a date against Premier League rivals Liverpool and they did it in dramatic fashion.
Tottenham Hotspur have reached their first-ever Champions League final after booking a date against Premier League rivals Liverpool and they did it in dramatic fashion.
After reaching their ninth final in Europe’s top club competition – and second in succession in the Champions League – Liverpool will be looking to win a sixth European Cup when they face Tottenham in Madrid on 1 June.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says it would be ’embarrassing’ to allow talk about his future to dominate the build-up to the Champions League final.
Harry Kane is in a race to be fit for Saturday’s Champions League final, but Mauricio Pochettino is unsure whether to start him.
Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita’s recovery from a thigh problem is ahead of schedule but he is unlikely to be fit enough to feature in the Champions League final.
Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum believes their ‘wonderful’ season deserves to be rewarded with some silverware at the end of it as the Reds look ahead to the Uefa Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur.
In the end it was fitting. A title race which stood out for the remarkable consistency of the two contenders ended with both finishing with victories – enough for Manchester City to retain their crown.
Tottenham secured fourth place in the Premier League on the final day of the season despite only drawing 2-2 at home to Everton, with Christian Eriksen’s late free-kick salvaging a point.
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