Tottenham Hotspur welcomed Ajax to their new stadium on Tuesday in the first semi-final of the 18/19 Champions League. A small injury crisis was compounded by the suspension to Son Heung-Min, and Spurs were forced to start with a back 3 (3-5-2), made entirely of former Ajax players in Vertonghen, Sanchez and Alderweireld. It was a predictable, but a very defensive minded lineup, with the main attacking threat the wing backs, Trippier and Rose. Ajax started as we expected, in a 4-2-3-1, with