Former Arsenal player, Paul Merson, is confident that Tottenham will reach the Champions League final, as they will be, “too strong” for Ajax.
Tottenham booked their place in the last four of the competition for the first time since 1961/1962, following a dramatic quarter-final aggregate win over Manchester City on Wednesday night.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men will do battle with giant-killers Ajax for a place in the final.
Ajax have already knocked Real Madrid and Juventus out of the competition, but Merson has predicted that Tottenham will progress.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ The Debate, Merson said: “To go to Manchester City and beat them… everybody in Europe will be looking at this result. Everybody will be going: “wow!”
“It’s not just that they’ve gone through but they’ve scored three goals [away from home].
“I know they have let in four but these are two legged-games. Anybody wins on a one-off game, I’ve seen it a million times in FA Cup shocks and 90 minutes… but it’s two legs.
“And to show the bottle to have a go. Second half they were pinned back but they kept on going.
“Don’t take anything away from Tottenham, this is a phenomenal football result. They have every chance of being in the final.
“Ajax are good but if Tottenham play like they can and to their best ability they will be too strong for Ajax.”
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