Tobi Ijalana
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has hailed his players as “superheroes” after their win over Ajax in the second leg of Champions League.
A second-half hat-trick from Lucas Moura fired Spurs through to a first ever Champions League final defeating Ajax 3-2 on aggregate.
“I said before my players were heroes now they are superheroes. The most important thing I want to say is congratulations to them – they own the football. They delivered the job.
“To go to the final is close to a miracle. Nobody believed in us in the beginning of the season. But we fully deserve to win tonight and be there.
“We have been so tough on the players in our five years here, to deliver their best. And tonight, I learned so much from them. They are the best teachers. I am so grateful to them,” Poch said.
Pochettino couldn’t keep back his tears but instead he thanked football for giving him this moment and that the emotion is amazing.
“It’s still difficult to talk, the emotion is amazing,” he said. “Thank you, football, thank you these guys, these players are my heroes. I told you the last year, I told everyone that we have a group of players who are heroes. They showed today. The second half was amazing.
“Thank you. Thank you football. Thank you to our fans. Thank you to the people who believed and helped us achieve this amazing moment. It’s difficult to describe.”
