Ajax star,van de Beek has helped his side go pass Tottenham with away win advantage in their search to reach Champions League final after the first leg of their semi-final.
Donny van de Beek collected Hakim Ziyech’s pass and calmly shot past Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to give his Dutch side a lead.
Spurs Fernando Llorente and Toby Alderweireld both wasted good chances to secure at least a goal for the hosts by heading off target when unmarked.
Tottenham will have to make a torrent performance the second leg in Amsterdam on Wednesday, 8 May to overturn their 1-0 deficit if they must ever reach the final of the Champions League or end up as usual.
Potchettino’s side had to endure without defender Jan Vertonghen who suffered a suspected broken nose when involved in an accidental collision with team-mate Alderweireld and Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana.
Whoever emerges winner of the tie will meet either Barcelona or Liverpool in the final in Madrid on 1 June.
Barcelona are getting ready to welcome Liverpool who reached the Champions League finals last season but lost to Real Madrid following an injury to their star-man,Mo Salah
