The Ace of Tottenham, Christian Eriksen, admits that he "must be one of the luckiest guys on the planet" after his mistake led Raheem Sterling's offside goal



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SUSPENDED

It seemed that the Spurs were leaving the Champions League after the English striker found the net in injury time – before VAR intervened

Christian Eriksen said he "must be one of the luckiest guys on the planet" after technology spared him in the return leg of the Tottenham Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City.

With a 4-4 aggregate lead in the final moments of the match, the Spurs seem to have set their sights on the second-half injury score when Raheem Sterling apparently completed his hat trick to succeed the match . 5-4 to the city.

Christian Eriksen thought he had cost his team a place in the semifinal of the Champions League - before VAR's intervention

Christian Eriksen thought he had cost his team a place in the semifinal of the Champions League – before VAR's intervention

However, the VAR overturned the decision when the replies showed that Sergio Aguero was in an offside position when providing badistance to Sterling.

And the Danish international was the most relieved player on the field afterwards, because of his misjudged pbad that led City to take control of possession of the ball before the England striker found the bottom of the nets.

"I have to be one of the luckiest guys on the planet tonight," Eriksen told BT Sport after the match.

"I thought everything was over but it was a fun game. It was a roller coaster. We gave them a lot, but we also have a lot: it was a strange game. "

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Cuneyt Cakir reports offside after dramatic decision by VAR in Etihad

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Tottenham can now hope for a semifinal with Ajax – which, according to Eriksen, is a "fairy tale" as he prepares to face his former club.

"After today, we take a deep breath, it will be a fairy tale to play them and fun to come back in the [Johan Cruyff] Arena again. "

Mauricio Pochettino's men will make another trip to the Etihad on Saturday, in a match that could be a defining title for Pep Guardiola's men's title, as they continue to challenge Liverpool for the Premier League.

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