The now infamous 'Lasagne-gate' incident led them to being beaten by West Ham and allowed north London rivals Arsenal to snatch away the Champions League spot. Six years later they blew a 10-point lead over Arsenal to finish fourth and were again denied a Champions League berth because Chelsea won Europe's elite competition. Rival fans came up with the adjective 'Spursy' to describe these failures and even Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini poked fun at them after the Serie A champions came from behind to beat the Londoners in the round of 16 last year, saying "this is the history of Tottenham". LUCKY SPURSSpurs have silenced their critics this season with their miraculous path to Saturday's final against Liverpool. Tottenham's Champions League hopes also seemed dead and buried when they trailed Ajax Amsterdam 3-0 on aggregate with just 45 minutes to go in the second leg of their semi-final.

Source: The Star May 31, 2019 14:15 UTC