Ajax 2-3 Tottenham: 5 Hits and Flops

#1 Hit: Lucas Moura

Moura wheels away to celebrate his hat-trick, sealing Spurs' passage into the Champions League Final

Matchwinner and what a time to come up clutch! Lucas Moura has really come into his own over the last few months for Tottenham and this hat-trick performance typifies his marked improvement this term.

He has always been one of those players where you doubt their ability to consistently deliver when called upon. His finishing, decision-making and overall efficiency in the final third have all developed - while an infectious desire to press and force mistakes from the front is a welcome sight to see.

His first goal was deftly placed and much-needed as Hakim Ziyech had just hit the woodwork up the other end, but as for his second? Ridiculous. Even with Lasse Schone's mistake, he had no right to score from there: wriggling his way beyond opposition challenges as they attempted to clear their lines. It was futile as he slotted into the bottom corner from a tight angle in the goalmouth scramble.

Combining well with Alli in particular, his well-taken winner was precisely that: fifth minute of stoppage-time, potentially their last attack of the game and he struck the ball sweetly on the turn and wheeled away to celebrate with sheer pandemonium as it flew into Onana's bottom corner with aplomb.

Four aerial duels won and dribbles completed, two key passes, one tackle and clearance but more importantly: hat-trick hero.

Post-match, Christian Eriksen admitted Spurs were lucky and that Lucas deserves a statue. After a heroic goalscoring display like that, he's fired his teammates into their first ever Champions League Final and rightly, it's the most memorable night of his career. Nothing less than he deserves.

Stats' source: WhoScored