Ajax Bemoan Letting Champions League Final Slip from Their Grasp

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9 May 2019 11:00 WIB

Ajax's Matthijs de Ligt and team mates look dejected after conceding their third goal during the Champions League Semi Final Second Leg match between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 8, 2019. Ajax coach Erik ten Hag described their semi-final exit from the Champions League as "very cruel" after the Dutch side were undone by Lucas Moura's 96th minute strike for Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

9 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

Ajax's Joel Veltman and team mates react after conceding their third goal scored by Tottenham's Lucas Moura during the Champions League Semi Final Second Leg match between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 8, 2019. "Football can be very beautiful and it can be very cruel. We have had to experience that today," said Ten Hag, whose young side appeared to be heading for a final showdown with Liverpool on June 1 in Madrid until Moura's last-gasp strike shattered their dreams. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

9 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

Tottenham's Hugo Lloris celebrates their third goal scored by Lucas Moura as Ajax's Frenkie de Jong reacts during the Champions League Semi Final Second Leg match between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 8, 2019. Having lost the first leg in London 1-0, Tottenham secured their place in the final thanks to a hat-trick from Moura which completed a 3-2 win on the night. With the encounter ending 3-3 on aggregate, Spurs emerged triumphant on the away goals rule. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

9 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

Ajax's Dusan Tadic looks dejected after the Champions League Semi Final Second Leg match between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 8, 2019. The result ended Ajax's long, and barely plausible, ride through three preliminary rounds, starting in July, to the last four of the competition. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

9 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

Ajax's Matthijs de Ligt looks dejected at the end of the Champions League Semi Final Second Leg match between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 8, 2019. Ajax coach Erik ten Hag described their semi-final exit from the Champions League as "very cruel" after the Dutch side were undone by Lucas Moura's 96th minute strike for Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

9 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB

Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld consoles Ajax's Dusan Tadic after the Champions League Semi Final Second Leg match between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hotspur at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 8, 2019. Ajax coach Erik ten Hag described their semi-final exit from the Champions League as "very cruel" after the Dutch side were undone by Lucas Moura's 96th minute strike for Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

9 Mei 2019 00:00 WIB