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Where Tottenham's Champions League final team are now as just two of 23 still at Spurs
Tottenham were 90 minutes from winning their first ever Champions League trophy in 2019, but now the team is unrecognisable.
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Tottenham Hotspur were a force to be reckoned with under Mauricio Pochettino in 2019. So much so that they reached their first evert Champions League final after pulled off a miraculous late comeback against Ajax in the semi-final.
A quick-fire hat-trick from Lucas Moura put Spurs into the Madrid final against Liverpool, but Jurgen Klopp's team simply had too much know-how for their opponents, as an early Mohamed Salah penalty and a second-half strike from substitute Divok Origi sealed a 2-0 win for the Reds, handing them their sixth European Cup.
Spurs fans were left to wonder what might have been after their super-talented side came close to completing what could have been the greatest night in the club's history.
Fast-forward to 2024 and not only has the manager long gone, but only two of the 23 players named on the squad sheet in Madrid are still with Tottenham. Express Sport has taken a look at where they all are now.
Hugo Loris
Captain on that night in Madrid. The French 37-year-old French goalkeeper now plays for Los Angeles FC in the MLS.
Kieran Trippier
Trippier liked Madrid so much that he joined Atletico Madrid after leaving Spurs but is now wearing the captain's armband for Newcastle United.
Toby Alderweireld
The Belgian centre-back is now back in his homeland playing for Royal Antwerp
Jan Vertonghen
The heart of Spurs' defence in 2019. He's also back in Belgium but with Anderlecht.
Danny Rose
Went on a series of loan moves before falling out of love with football. Currently without a club.
Moussa Sissoko
The French midfielder is now back in Ligue 1 playing for Nantes.
Harry Winks
Once considered one of the most exciting young midfielders in England. Winks spent a season on loan with Sampdoria before joining Leicester City in the Championship at the start of the season.
Dele Alli
Suffered one of the game's most dramatic falls from grace. Once the future of English football. A disastrous move to Everton was followed by an even worse loan spell at Besiktas. Still on the books at Goodison Park but injured (again).
Christian Eriksen
Nearly died after suffering a cardiac arrest whilst on international duty with Denmark at Euro 2020. Recovered and now does bits for the Manchester United engine room.
Son Heung-min
One of the few remaining players still at Tottenham. Closing in on 400 appearances for the club. A Spurs legend.
Tottenham's favourite son went on to become the club's record goalscorer, but finally got tired of not winning trophies and joined Bayern Munich last summer where he has been scoring goals for fun.
Michel Vorm
Spurs' back-up goalie retired in 2020.
Paulo Gazzaniga
Another reserve 'keeper. Joined Fulham in 2021 but is now at Spanish club Girona who currently sit at the top of La Liga.
Davinson Sanchez
The Colombian centre-back left Spurs last summer and now plays a bit for Turkish outfit Galatasaray.
Kyle Walker-Peters
The highly-rated full-back left Spurs for Southampton in 2020 and has gone onto make over 100 appearances for the Saints. His reward was relegation last May.
Juan Foyth
Barely figured for Spurs but now does a bit more for Villarreal in La Liga.
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Serge Aurier
After a year with Villarreal in Spain, he joined Nottingham Forest along with everyone else in 2022. Only two Premier League appearances this season.
Ben Davies
The only other player from the 2019 Champions League final who is still at Spurs. Veteran full-back Davies Has made over 320 appearances for the club and has 84 caps for Wales.
Erik Lamela
The silky Argentine left Spurs in 2021 and now plays for Sevilla with whom he won his first senior trophy in the form of the Europa League in 2023.
Victor Wanyama
The first ever Kenyan player to score in the UEFA Champions League left Tottenham in 2020 and is now representing CF Montreal in Canada.
Eric Dier
After a decade with Tottenham, England midfielder Dier has just completed a loan move to Bayern Munich where he has been reunited with former teammate Kane.
Lucas Moura
Such a dangerous player in 2019 and the scorer of that unforgettable hat-trick against Ajax in the semi-final. Moura never truly kicked on as expected after that an joined Sao Paulo in his native Brazil last summer.
Fernando Llorente
'El Rey León' (The Lion King) only played nine minutes of the final against Liverpool and subsequently left North London for Napoli the following September. Went on to play for Udinese and Eibar before retiring in February 2023.