Champions League news: Mourinho: I would not be shocked if the Spurs or Ajax win

Jose Mourinho said that he would not be shocked if Tottenham or Ajax win the Champions League, although the Premier League and Eredivisie teams are considered outsiders, with Barcelona and Liverpool also in the competition.

The Spurs surprised the world of football earlier this week by trying to beat Manchester City on away goals in the quarterfinals, with Pep Guardiola's attacks being among the favorites to lift the trophy before that result.

This feat was all the more dramatic as Harry Kane was absent, who could no longer be injured this season, as the club had to rely on Son Heung-min and Fernando Llorente at the helm of the attack.

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Ajax beat Real Madrid and Juventus to qualify for the semi-finals, though the Dutch club are still considered by many to be a long-term challenge to get their first title in the Champions League since 1995.

Anyway, Mourinho does not need one or the other of the two sides.

"I'm really happy for both," said former boss Manchester United and Chelsea. Russia today. "I always used to say that when you come in the quarter-finals, you're there for a reason.

"The group stage, sometimes you have a little luck, sometimes your opponent is not as good as expected, sometimes you are lucky in the last 16 draw. But when you enter the quarter-finals, with great respect, I always say that there is a 12.5% ​​chance for each team. [to win].

"When we arrive in the semi-finals, it's even more, 25% for everyone. I would not be surprised if Ajax or Tottenham win the Champions League.

"OkayI might be a little surprised, but I would not be in shock because they are in the semi-finals and one of them will go to the finals and the final is a final, it's a match. It's 90 minutes, it's the game of a career for the majority of people.

"I think they're both dreaming about it and they have good reason to dream it. Ajax are The giant killers and Tottenham – we can not say the giant killers because City has no tradition of success in the Champions League – but they are one of the best teams in the country and they have also beaten them. It's a 50/50. "