By Rob Draper for MailOnline
Published: 00:41 BST, 2 June 2019 | Updated: 01:03 BST, 2 June 2019
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There were no tears at the end to match the tears of joy at Ajax. Mauricio Pochettino admits he likes a good cry. But this wasn't that kind of night.
An extraordinary journey had come to conclusion. It really should have come to its natural end on a bleak autumnal night in Eindhoven, when they had one point from three games.
Or maybe in the Nou Camp in December, when they were five minutes from exiting in the group stages. When Raheem Sterling scored in the quarter finals, they were surely dead?
Mauricio Pochettino and a dejected Harry Kane took a moment to reflect on the defeat
Divock Origi's goal late on made it 2-0 and sealed the victory for Liverpool in the final
Still, when Ajax took a 3-0 lead 35 minutes into the second leg of the semi finals, there was a final act in the making.
Yet they survived it all. Somehow they came though. In the end logic would prevail. It usually does.
Spurs couldn't play the odds so recklessly and always survive. Even if, in the final analysis, they would have more possession and many more shots on target than their opponents, it was as though they had used up all their magical powers over the season and had nothing left to give.
'It would have been incredible to win and lift the trophy', said Pochettino, top two buttons of his shirt undone but looking almost as smart as he had started the night in a deep, dark blue suit.
'And it would have surprised people because the last five
