After the Tottenham Hotspur vs Ajax semi final fixture was announced, many called Ajax the dark horse of the competition.
Well, it is time to stop all these and give them the respect they deserve.
While it was thought they will not qualify for quarters-they did, for semis-they did, beat Tottenham-they did. What’s more?
Spurs made every effort to take advantage of their new home but in vain. They were beaten and worst of all conceded a goal, which sometimes breaks the deadlock on same aggregate goals.
Now Poch’s boys have a mountain to climb as they will be travelling to Amsterdam to face the young Ajax squad, who just won their domestic cup in style.
With the fact that Spurs have some of their stars out of the competition and Ajax are determined to win their treble, and are just four wins away from it, Spurs might be forced to accept this is their last journey towards this elite trophy.
Prediction
While it may be hard to believe, the English team have lost five of their last away games in a row and nine out of ten. They have also conceded at least two goals in seven of the ten matches.
Ajax, on the other side, have won all their last six matches and are unbeaten in their last ten matches. They have managed to win 15 of their 17 recent matches, losing only one and drawing against Juventus.
As it stands, Tottenham have no alternative but to attack. But with Ajax strong defense led by Matthjis de Ligt and their in tact midfield led by Frankie de Jong, Spurs will find it rough to break through.
The visitors desire to attack will be silenced by the first goal since Ajax are proficient in breaking down defenses. This will lead to more goals as Spurs will want to attack even more to match the goals.
For that reason, we back Ajax to win with an odd of 2.00