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UEFA Champions League Special: Ajax's young guns!

Ajax are all set to take on Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal on Thursday.

The Dutch giants beat Spurs 1-0 in the first leg and already have an eye on their first final since 1995.

Erik ten hag's team has captured the collective imagination of the footballing fraternity with their fearless approach to football that has seen them slay Real Madrid and Juventus on the way to the semifinal.

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Instrumental in that run has been their young guns - David Neres, Mathijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong.

Neres has been brilliant in the frontline while de Ligt has been a rock in defence. De Jong, on the other hand, has been the heartbeat of the team in midfield.

Watch their best plays in this video:

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