Spurs stage great escape to reach final

The holders, leading 4-1 from the first leg, trailed 3-0 and were three minutes away from a shambolic exit on away goals when Roman Pavlyuchenko put them back in front on aggregate and Jermain Defoe added another.

Tottenham's 6-4 aggregate victory set up a Wembley final against Premier League, European and World club champions Manchester United who they also face this weekend in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

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