'It should have lasted 10 fewer seconds' - Blind can't get over UCL exit

Ajax star Daley Blind was left completely distraught after Tottenham's incredible late victory in Amsterdam in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Blind was particularly flummoxed by the result, admitting he does not know how Ajax will move forward after such a dramatic evening.

The 29-year-old told Veronica : "I don't know how to recover from this. I guess everyone has their own way, but we have to be back on track by Sunday [for their penultimate Eredivisie game against Utrecht].

"I'm glad we will be having another match soon. It hurts. Yesterday [Liverpool's win over Barcelona] we've seen that everything is possible. We told ourselves that.

"We had a great opponent with lots of qualities. We delivered a lot of passion. After the 2-2 we restored the match. Hakim [Ziyech] had two good opportunities. It's such a shame he couldn't finish it.

"This match should have lasted 10 fewer seconds. They didn't get many chances after the 2-2, but they scored anyway and that's devastating.

"I'm extremely proud to be part of this team. We've shown fantastic stuff and I think the whole world enjoyed it, but it's a bit too early for us to think like that.

"Anyway, we have to go on. We have to win another trophy with this team. We're going to make sure the season ends in a fantastic way."