Lucas Moura's legendary hat trick leads to the CL final

Lucas Moura scored a memorable hat-trick against Ajax Amsterdam in the second leg of the 2019 UEFA Champions League semi-final. The game took place on May 8, 2019 at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.

Ajax had taken a 1-0 lead in the first leg and extended their lead with goals from Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech in the second leg. They appeared to be on their way to the final as they led 3-0 on aggregate until the second half.

However, Lucas Moura had other plans. In a stunning turn of events, the Tottenham Hotspur striker scored three goals in 45 minutes, completing a remarkable hat-trick. Moura's first goal came in the 55th minute and gave Tottenham a glimmer of hope. In the 59th minute he made the final score 2-2 that evening with a confident finish.

As With time running out and Ajax looking to assert themselves, Moura completed his hat-trick in the 96th minute, just seconds before the final whistle. His goal secured Tottenham a 3-2 win on the night and a 3-3 draw on aggregate. Tottenham reached the final on away goals while Ajax suffered a heartbreaking exit.

Lucas Moura's heroics against Ajax will be remembered as one of the greatest individual performances in the history of the Champions League will be remembered. His hat-trick took Tottenham to the final and etched his name into the folklore of the competition.