Harry Redknapp discusses Tottenham’s Champions League chances

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Harry Redknapp has told Sky Sports that he believes Tottenham Hotspur have as strong a chance as any of the other Champions League semi-finalists to win the trophy next month.

Spurs have never reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, though they did take on Benfica in the last four of the European Cup back in 1962.

The north Londoners booked their place in the last four of the Champions League after a sensational ding-dong battle with Manchester City. Spurs ended up winning the match on away goals, with the score 4-4 on aggregate.

Former Spurs manager Redknapp believes Tottenham have an excellent chance of winning the competition, despite Ajax beating Juventus and Real Madrid. Liverpool and Barcelona are in the other semi-final.

“You didn’t think they were going to get out of the group stages,” Redknapp said. “Now they have a great chance. They’re in the last four, it’s wide open. It’s difficult to pick a winner, but Spurs have as big a chance as anybody.

“You’d take a 1-0, no away goal for Ajax. You always take a clean sheet, that would be a good result. They need to get on the front foot and put this young team to the test.”

TBR’s view

Redknapp is right, Spurs have an excellent chance of reaching the final. But Ajax are surely favourites to qualify after already knocking out Juve and Madrid.

Harry Kane is out injured, and has been joined by Harry Winks, Erik Lamela and Serge Aurier. There is good news, with Moussa Sissoko and Jan Vertonghen returning in time to play.

But with two starting players on the sidelines, Spurs will be weaker than their best. They need to get into the faces of the Ajax players, and use their home ground to their advantage.