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Moura hat-trick flattens Ajax to put Tottenham into Champions League final

Tottenham's Lucas Moura celebrates scoring their third goal to complete his hat-trick [Courtesy]

Lucas Moura conjured the second Champions League miracle in 24 hours with a last-gasp winner to complete his hat-trick and a 3-2 win to send Tottenham Hotspur past a shattered Ajax Amsterdam into the final on away goals on Wednesday.

A day after Liverpool beat Barcelona 4-0 to overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit, Tottenham came back from the dead after Ajax had looked certain to reach their first final for 23 years.

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