Believe it or not, Lucas Moura was not the only man on Tottenham fans' minds at the end of their heroic 3-2 comeback against Ajax. 

The Brazilian engineered Spurs' path to a first ever Champions League final, but it was impossible to avoid noticing the presence of Harry Kane watching on from the stands. 

Seated alongside fellow absentee Davinson Sanchez, the striker now faces a race to be fit for the showpiece in Madrid on June 1.

Kane has done it before, of course. Over the past three seasons, ankle injuries have threatened to derail him and he has almost without exception bounced back earlier than expected each time. 

At least the England international looked to be in perfectly good shape at the final whistle when he tore onto the pitch. 

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Moura's superbly-taken hat-trick served as a reminder that, should Tottenham have to face Liverpool without their talisman, they have plenty of goals from elsewhere. 

However, Kane's influence is such that he refused to be sidelined entirely on the night at the Johann Cruyff ArenA. 

Kieran Trippier has revealed that the club's top scorer made his way down to the dressing room to conduct a team-talk. 

'He came in going mental' 

"Harry is exceptional for club and country", Trippier is quoted by the London Evening Standard.

"I don't know the timescale with his injury but obviously we're all hoping he can be back because of his presence. 

"Even here, at half-time, he came in going mental at us, because we can do better, which we all knew.

"That is what we need, the leadership that he has, the way he came in at half-time. He wasn't happy, we all knew that. He gives us that extra lift. His presence is massive for us."

Kane added: 

"It was a disappointing first half and we let them play. I went into the dressing room at half-time and we knew it wasn't good enough."

Spurs improved dramatically in the second half and that was particularly true of Trippier, who had a hand in Moura's second goal after a string of defensive slip-ups.

The Lilywhites' backroom staff now have just over three weeks to nurse Kane back to full fitness and hope he can play at least some part in the biggest game in Tottenham's history. 

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