By the numbers: Goals galore as Spurs claim memorable win

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England on April 17, 2019. - The match ended 4-4, but Tottenham progress to the semi finals on goal difference.
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Tottenham are off to the semifinals of the Champions League after squeaking past Manchester City in a nail-biter on Wednesday.

City jumped out to a 3-2 lead after a frantic opening 21 minutes to level the two-legged affair 3-3 on aggregate at the Etihad. But the visitors ended the night on top, despite losing the match 4-3, courtesy of Fernando Llorente's late goal and a controversial VAR ruling that denied City a dramatic winner in injury time.

Here's a look at some notable statistics after Wednesday's seven-goal thriller in Manchester:

2 - Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte is the only player to commit two defensive errors leading to goals in a single Champions League game this season.

3 - Kevin De Bruyne provided three assists against Spurs, the first player to record that many since Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs in 2007.

4 - The first four shots of the contest found the back of the net.

7 - Spurs are the seventh different English club to advance to the Champions League semifinals.

9 - Ajax, Tottenham's next opponents, have reached the semifinals of the Champions League/European Cup nine times in their history.

10 - Raheem Sterling becomes first English player to score two goals in a Champions League quarterfinal since Frank Lampard bagged a brace against Liverpool 10 years ago.

12 - Son's 12 Champions League goals are the most by an Asian player in the competition.

21 - This was the first game in Champions League history to boast five goals scored within the opening 21 minutes.

57 - Tottenham last reached the semifinal stage of the Champions League/European Cup 57 years ago.

1981 - Ajax and Tottenham have only played each other twice, with the Dutch side winning 6-1 over two legs during the opening round of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1981.

2009 - England hasn't sent two or more representatives to the semifinals since 2009 (Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United).

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