Pochettino’s side had been under pressure as Dortmund dominated the first half at Wembley, but Hugo Lloris kept them level with a series of fine saves. The big talking point of the first half, however, was Ajax’s dominance and then, quite possibly, Ajax’s goal. Ajax pressed Madrid but lost 2-1 at home to the three-time reigning champions in the opening leg of their last-16 tie in Amsterdam on Wednesday. As well as the disallowed goal, Tadic hit a post and Ajax were full value for their equaliser scored by Hakim Ziyech. A header from Nicolas Tagliafico was ruled out by VAR, apparently because Dusan Tadic was in an offside position and standing in front of Real goalkeeper Courtois as the ball looped in. Although Solari has not enjoyed an unblemished start to his Real Madrid spell, Hunter pointed to the improvements the Argentine has implemented, and a set of resilient characteristics that are sure to help the reigning Champions League winners propel themselves toward a fourth-successive European crown. The Los Blancos skipper made a decision to grapple with Kasper Dolberg to receive a yellow knowingly. Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino saluted his Tottenham Hotspur “heroes” as they took a huge step toward…