UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 1-0) Johan Cruijff ArenA - Amsterdam Wednesday 8 May 2019 AFC Ajax 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Tottenham Hotspur Semi-finals, Second leg Last updated 07/02/2020 19:37CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 6 Squad list 10 Head coach 13 Match officials 14 Fixtures and results 17 Match-by-match lineups 22 Competition facts 26 Team facts 28 Legend 30 1 AFC Ajax - Tottenham Hotspur Wednesday 8 May 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Tottenham Hotspur FC - AFC 30/04/2019 SF 0-1 London Van de Beek 15 Ajax UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Tottenham Hotspur FC - AFC 3-0 Galvin 69, Falco 76, 29/09/1981 R1 London Ajax agg: 6-1 Ardiles 82 AFC Ajax - Tottenham Hotspur Lerby 57; Hoddle 19, 16/09/1981 R1 1-3 Amsterdam FC Falco 35, Villa 57 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 6 Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 2 AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AFC Ajax - Manchester United Pogba 18, Mkhitaryan 24/05/2017 F 0-2 Solna FC 48 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Touré 22, Agüero 74; 06/11/2012 GS Manchester City FC - AFC Ajax 2-2 Manchester S. De Jong 10, 17 S. De Jong 45, 24/10/2012 GS AFC Ajax - Manchester City FC 3-1 Amsterdam Moisander 57, Eriksen 68; Nasri 22 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Manchester United FC - AFC 1-2 Hernández 6; Özbiliz 23/02/2012 R32 Manchester Ajax agg: 3-2 37, Alderweireld 87 AFC Ajax - Manchester United Young 59, Hernández 16/02/2012 R32 0-2 Amsterdam FC 85 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Laursen 8, Barry 45; 23/10/2008 GS Aston Villa FC - AFC Ajax 2-1 Birmingham Vermaelen 22 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/12/2005 GS Arsenal FC - AFC Ajax 0-0 London 2 AFC Ajax - Tottenham Hotspur Wednesday 8 May 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam UEFA Champions League Rosenberg 71; 27/09/2005 GS AFC Ajax - Arsenal FC 1-2 Amsterdam Ljungberg 2, Pirès 69 (P) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/02/2003 GS2 AFC Ajax - Arsenal FC 0-0 Amsterdam Wiltord 5; N. De Jong 18/02/2003 GS2 Arsenal FC - AFC Ajax 1-1 London 17 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AFC Ajax - Nottingham Forest 1-0 23/04/1980 SF Amsterdam Lerby 65 FC agg: 1-2 Nottingham Forest FC - AFC Francis 33, Robertson 09/04/1980 SF 2-0 Nottingham Ajax 60 (P) UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Manchester United FC - AFC 2-0 29/09/1976 R1 Manchester Macari 42, McIlroy 65 Ajax agg: 2-1 AFC Ajax - Manchester United 15/09/1976 R1 1-0 Amsterdam Krol 42 FC UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 02/10/1974 R1 AFC Ajax - Stoke City FC Amsterdam agg: 1-1 ag 18/09/1974 R1 Stoke City FC - AFC Ajax 1-1 Stoke-on-Trent Smith 78; Krol 27 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 22/03/1972 QF Arsenal FC - AFC Ajax London Graham 16 (og) agg: 1-3 Mühren 27, 74 (P); R. 08/03/1972 QF AFC Ajax - Arsenal FC 2-1 Amsterdam Kennedy 15 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-2 Hunt 60, 85; Cruyff 14/12/1966 R2 Liverpool FC - AFC Ajax Liverpool agg: 3-7 50, 70 De Wolf 3, Cruyff 16, 07/12/1966 R2 AFC Ajax - Liverpool FC 5-1 Amsterdam Nuninga 38, 42, Groot 76; Lawler 89 Tottenham Hotspur - Record versus clubs from opponents' country 3 AFC Ajax - Tottenham Hotspur Wednesday 8 May 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Tottenham Hotspur FC - PSV Kane 78, 89; L. de 06/11/2018 GS 2-1 London Eindhoven Jong 2 Lozano 30, L. de Jong PSV Eindhoven - Tottenham 24/10/2018 GS 2-2 Eindhoven 87; Moura 39, Kane Hotspur FC 55 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Landzaat 22 (P), FC Twente - Tottenham Hotspur Rosales 56, Chadli 07/12/2010 GS 3-3 Enschede FC 64; Wisgerhof 12 (og), Defoe 47, 59 Van der Vaart 47, Tottenham Hotspur FC - FC Pavlyuchenko 50 (P), 29/09/2010 GS 4-1 London Twente 64 (P), Bale 85; Chadli 56 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers NEC Nijmegen - Tottenham 27/11/2008 GS 0-1 Nijmegen O'Hara 14 Hotspur FC UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 PSV Eindhoven - Tottenham 12/03/2008 R16 agg: 1-1 (aet, 6- Eindhoven Berbatov 81 Hotspur FC 5 pens) Tottenham Hotspur FC - PSV 06/03/2008 R16 0-1 London Farfán 34 Eindhoven UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Tottenham Hotspur FC - 0-0 18/03/1992 QF London Feyenoord agg: 0-1 Feyenoord - Tottenham Hotspur 04/03/1992 QF 1-0 Rotterdam Kiprich 55 FC UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Feyenoord - Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Hughton 25, Galvin 02/11/1983 R2 Rotterdam FC agg: 2-6 86 Galvin 8, 14, Tottenham Hotspur FC - 19/10/1983 R2 4-2 London Archibald 36, 40; Feyenoord Cruyff 75, Nielsen 83 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Feyenoord - Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Rijsbergen 43, Ressel 29/05/1974 F Rotterdam FC agg: 4-2 85 4 AFC Ajax - Tottenham Hotspur Wednesday 8 May 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam UEFA Cup England 40, Israel 63 Tottenham Hotspur FC - 21/05/1974 F 2-2 London (og); Van Hanegem Feyenoord 43, de Jong 84 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Tottenham Hotspur FC - 1-1 15/11/1961 R1 London Dyson 10; Bennaars 7 Feyenoord agg: 4-2 Feyenoord - Tottenham Hotspur Kreijermaat 61; Dyson 01/11/1961 R1 1-3 Rotterdam FC 42, Saul 48, 73 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 10 5 2 3 12 3 5 4 1 0 0 1 23 8 7 8 25 28 Tottenham Hotspur 8 4 2 2 8 5 2 1 2 0 1 1 18 9 5 4 31 19 5 AFC Ajax - Tottenham Hotspur Wednesday 8 May 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Match background Ajax are well placed to reach a first UEFA Champions League final in 23 years as they welcome Tottenham holding a narrow lead from the first leg. • Donny van de Beek's first-half goal was the difference between the sides in the first game in north London, giving Ajax a precious advantage to take back to Amsterdam. • Of the 17 sides who have lost the home first leg of a semi-final in the UEFA Champions League era, only one has recovered to win on aggregate – Ajax themselves, against Panathinaikos in 1995/96 (0-1 home, 3-0 away). That is only one of four instances when a team has gone through after losing at home in the first leg of a UEFA Champions League tie, though two of them happened this season. • Both sides have ended long waits to make it to this stage. While the most recent of Ajax's eight European Cup semi- finals came in 1997, Spurs have featured in the competition's last four only once previously – 57 years ago, in their debut season of European competition. • Ajax have ousted holders Real Madrid and Italian champions Juventus in this season's knockout rounds, while Spurs have made it to the semi-finals by beating Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City. Previous meetings • The teams have met in only one previous European tie, Spurs winning 6-1 on aggregate in the 1981/82 European Cup Winners' Cup first round. • Goals from Glenn Hoddle, Mark Falco and Ricardo Villa helped the English club to a 3-1 first-leg win in Amsterdam, the home side's sole response coming from Søren Lerby. • Falco was again on target in the return at White Hart Lane, scoring the second goal in a 3-0 home win with Tony Galvin and Osvaldo Ardiles also on target. • Spurs went on to reach the semi-finals of that season's European Cup Winners' Cup, eventually losing 2-1 on aggregate to Barcelona. Form guide Ajax • Ajax's record in European Cup semi-finals is W6 L2: 1968/69: W 3-2 Spartak Trnava (3-0 h, 0-2 a) 1970/71: W 3-1 Atlético Madrid (0-1 a, 3-0 h) 1971/72: W 1-0 Benfica (1-0 h, 0-0 a) 1972/73: W 3-1 Real Madrid (2-1 h, 1-0 a) 1979/80: L 1-2 Nottingham Forest (0-2 a, 1-0 h) 1994/95: W 5-2 Bayern München (0-0 a, 5-2 h) 1995/96: W 3-1 Panathinaikos (0-1 h, 3-0 a) 1996/97: L 2-6 Juventus (1-2 h, 1-4 a) • One of Ajax's two European Cup semi-final defeats came against English opponents, Nottingham Forest – then the holders – beating them in the last four in 1980 en route to retaining the trophy.