Highlights from a moment in sporting history
BT Sport published this classic UEFA Champions League match from the archives; Tottenham pulled off a great performance to defeat Ajax 2-3 in the 2018/19 European Cup Semi-Final.
Comprehensive highlights as Lucas Moura’s hat-trick helped Tottenham to pull off the impossible and qualify for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League final.
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Unfortunately for Spurs, it was not to be in the Final, as they were defeated by EPL rivals Liverpool, but this semi-final will live long in the memory.
In This Story: UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.
Spanish clubs have the highest number of victories (18 wins), followed by England (13 wins) and Italy (12 wins). England has the largest number of winning teams, with five clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 22 clubs, 12 of which have won it more than once and eight successfully defended their title. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the tournament’s history, having won it 13 times, including its first five seasons. Bayern Munich are the reigning champions, having beaten Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the 2020 final.