Ajax vs Juventus LIVE
Uefa Champions League 2018-19
Quarter-final, first leg
Venue: Johan Cruyff ArenA
Date: Wednesday, 10 April, 2019
Kick-off time: 8pm GMT, tonight
After completing sensational comebacks in their respective last-16 ties, Ajax and Juventus meet at the Johan Cruyff ArenA tonight to battle for a place in the Champions League semi-finals.
The Dutch giants recovered from a home defeat against Real Madrid to win 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu to pull off one of the most memorable comebacks in the competition's recent history.
Their reward for that incredible display in Madrid is being drawn against Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus, who are on the verge of wrapping up the Serie A title for the eighth year in a row.
The Bianconeri also pulled off a remarkable comeback after losing 2-0 against Atletico Madrid in the first leg, with Ronaldo hitting a stunning hat-trick to continue their quest for a third Champions League final in five years.
Max Allegri's side have lost three times in the competition this season, having been beaten by Young Boys and Man Utd in the group stage, but the Old Lady are still favourites to make the last four.
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Ajax vs Juventus team news and confirmed line-ups
Neither Ajax nor Juventus have any suspension issues to worry about given that yellow cards wiped at this stage of the competition.
The Dutch league leaders come into this game with a clean bill of health after beating Willem II 4-1 on Saturday.
Hassane Bande (fibula) and Carel Eiting (knee) are long-term absentees and aren't involved in the squad.
Ajax XI: Onana; Veltman, de Ligt, Blind, Tagliafico; Schone, van de Beek, De Jong; Ziyech, Tadic, Neres
Subs: Varela, Kristensen, Sinkgraven, Huntelaar, Magallan, Dolberg, Ekkelenkamp
For Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo starts after being left out of the 2-1 win over AC Milan.
The Portuguese star picked up a thigh injury whilst playing for Portugal during the international break.
Douglas Costa returns to the bench. However, captain Giorgio Chiellini, Juan Cuadrado and goalkeeper Mattia Perin are out of Wednesday's clash.
Juventus XI: Szczesny; Joao Cancelo, Rugani, Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Bentancur, Pjanic, Matuidi; Bernadeschi, Mandzukic, Ronaldo
Subs: Perin, De Sciglio, Spinazzola, Khedira, Dybala, Douglas Costa, Kean
Score prediction: Ajax 1-2 Juventus
If an under-performing Real Madrid side can come to the Johan Cruyff ArenA and pick up a win, a much more capable Juventus side should have no trouble in doing so.
Ajax are unlikely to roll over, given how they performed against Bayern Munich in the group stage, and have scored over 100 goals in all competitions this season. But expect Ronaldo and co. to be too strong for Erik ten Hag's men.
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
The two sides have met 13 times before, with the Italians triumphing on six occasions.
There have been four draws and just two wins for Ajax, who last beat Juventus back in 1974 in the Uefa Cup third round.
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 3. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
