Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag has sand a warning to Tottenham Hotspur ahead of the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.

A goal from Donny van de Beek secured a 1-0 victory for the Dutch side in Tuesday’s first leg.

Ajax are the third team to win their round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final away game in a Champions League season, after Bayern Munich in 2012-13 and Real Madrid in 2017-18.

“That Neres didn’t score was such a pity. Nevertheless, winning 1-0 at Tottenham is an amazing result and a good starting point. We have to learn lessons. We know we can do a lot better next week,” said Ten Hag.

“We play our game. We have to work with our own strengths. I think we did that. That causes problems for the opponent and that’s why we do it. We can play football in different styles. We can defend very well. We have a team that works together really well; they can fight together really well. I think it’s an excellent result for us. We won the game. We are satisfied. We have a very good starting point, but we’re only halfway through [the tie].”

Ajax held on to their lead in relative comfort and it will need a stirring Spurs comeback to prevent the Dutch side facing either Barcelona or Liverpool in the final on 1 June.