Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino broke down in tears in his post-match interview after watching his side reach their first ever Champions League final.
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Lucas Moura’s dramatic second-half hat-trick set up a stunning 3-2 win over Ajax which sets up an all-English final against Liverpool and Pochettino, who was in tears on the pitch, was also tearful speaking to BT Sport.
Spurs were dead and buried at half-time in the second leg at the Johan Cryuff ArenA as they trailed the Amsterdam 2-0 on the night and 3-0 on aggregate after goals from Matthijs De Ligt and Hakim Ziyech.
However, a miraculous comeback, spearheaded by Moura, and sub Fernando Llorente, was completed deep into added time when the Brazilian slotted home a loose ball to spark amazing scenes in Amsterdam.
Pochettino speaking to BT Sport, said: “It’s still difficult to talk. The emotion is amazing, thank you to football.
“My players are heroes – in the last year I was telling everyone this group are heroes. The second half they were amazing. Thank you football – this type of emotion without football is no possible. Thank you to everyone who has believed in us. To describe this in words is difficult.
“We were talking before the game that when you work and when you feel the love it’s not stress it’s passion of the team. We showed we love the sport and football. Today was amazing. It was a joy to watch this kind of game.
“It’s difficult to compete at this level. I am so grateful to be a coach. To be in football and to live this type of football.
“They are all heroes but he [Lucas Moura] was a superhero. From the first to last one – the tough moment to live in the five years before.”
Pochettinom who then could not hold back the tears, added: “I want to remember my family… it’s amazing to reward them. We need to be ready for the next game on Sunday then prepare for the final.”
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Emotional Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino feeling the love
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