Tottenham’s 2018/19 season featured high emotion and major milestones, including a Champions League run that reached the final. After progressing past Borussia Dortmund in the last 16, Tottenham faced Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the quarter-finals. Tottenham won the first leg 1-0 at home, with Hugo Lloris saving a penalty from Sergio Aguero and Harry Kane injuring his ankle. The second leg at the Etihad was played without Kane, and Tottenham still advanced after Son Heung-min scored twice and Fernando Llorente added the decisive goal. Tottenham then eliminated Ajax on away goals and reached an all-English final against Liverpool.
"That [match against Ajax] was one of the greatest nights of my career, but without the previous tie against City, we wouldn't have even got to that semi-final, Pochettino tells FourFourTwo."
"We won the first leg 1-0 at home to City, in a game where Hugo Lloris saved a penalty from Sergio Aguero and Harry Kane injured his ankle. Guardiola had described Tottenham as Harry Kane's team, which didn't sit well with us because it seemed to diminish the work of the group."
"So playing the second leg at the Etihad without Kane and eliminating City carried enormous value for us. In Kane's absence, Son Heung-min bagged a brace and Fernando Llorente scored what proved to be the decisive goal as Spurs' 4-3 defeat on the night meant they progressed on away goals."
"Once Ajax had been dealt with - again on away goals - Liverpool awaited in the final, with Jurgen Klopp's side fresh from another dramatic tie, where the Reds came back from a 3-0 first-leg deficit to knock out Barcelona."
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