Champions League semifinals first leg: 5 talking points

#4 Heung-Min Son's suspension proved costly for Tottenham

Son's suspension seemed to be costly for Spurs

Mauricio Pochettino got his tactics wrong initially but adjusted accordingly which later allowed Tottenham to create a flurry of chances, but their usually potent attack looked lost without their star strikers.

The chances were there to take but there was no one to take them, Llorente looked out of sorts as he missed multiple opportunities which could have led to Tottenham outscoring their opponents. Both Harry Kane and Son provide clinical finishing to a side which lacked that final touch during a tiring performance.

It was known information that Harry Kane was going to miss both legs and would only play if Tottenham went through to the finals, and hence Son's suspension hurt more, making him the bigger miss of the two currently.

Son's ability to make late runs into the box would have served as a perfect target to pick out for the likes of Lucas Moura who dominated the game by running the spirited Ajax wing-backs ragged. Son coming back is indeed a massive boost for the players not only on the pitch but in terms of their confidence going into the second leg at Amsterdam as reiterated by Spurs wing-back Kieran Trippier.