Juventus v Ajax: Quarterfinal of the Champions League – live! | Soccer

43 minJuve looks shaken. The Ajax are the most considered in possession. I would not go so far as to say that Juve seems to be hoping for an explosion of magic from Ronaldo, but it is not as coherent as Ajax, which, that said, does not create many opportunities. It's tight and tense. "Will they VAR Every. Single, objective? Andy Tuohy breathed. "They are rubbish!" D & # 39; agreement. I can understand it for the first goal but I do not even know what they were looking for with the second.

40 min: May explode in front of the midfield and move towards the surface. He goes down to the ground under the challenge of Blind. Reference waves play! It seemed to me that he had been caught … but the recovery shows that I was wrong and that the referee was right not to award a free kick.

38 min: Szczesny takes his time to make a release and then his heart misses a beat when Tadic loads it! Fortunately for him, the striker used an arm, so it's a free kick to Juve.

37 min: From Sciglio passes right then sends a wild cross off the game from the other side. Ronaldo has a look that suggests he is sorry for help.

35 min: The goal is here! The score is equal to the total, so this tie is activated!

A shot coming from outside the area bounced off the path of Van De Beek, who tapped for the touch and pushed him back to 16 yards in the corner of the net. Ajax leveled the tie! Where do they come from? VAR is asked to do something again …

31 min: Ajax always knew that he would have to score at least once here. But for the moment, Juve threatens to make their task even more difficult. They open the ball to Ronaldo near the right corner of the box. He tries to attack it in the net from there, but hits his ball far away from the target.

The French referee went to the screen near the field to review the goal replay. Apparently, they are trying to find out if there is a foul on an Ajax player when the corner is entered. Veltman actually fell but the replay shows that he was pushed by his own captain, De Ligt. The goal is there!

A superb head of a corner. But wait, the referee asked VAR to take a second look …

27 min: De Sciglio rushes over a cross pass and helps for the first time in Dybala, who pulls from the corner of the area is pushed back for a corner.

25 min: Ajax are becoming more and more calm. But just when I write this, Veltman plays a precipitous center out of the right, spoiling a rise in Ajax.

23 min: Schöne tries to sneak on the right but Dybala takes the corner. The corner gives nothing.

21 min: A corner of Juve is cleared when Bonucci tries to meet him. Dybala picks up the ball 30 meters and tries to make it fall into the net. Onana crosses the goal to his right and makes a good stop. In fact, he held the ball – none of this was put back into play.

19 min: Neres inserts a ball into the surface of the right and passes a pass to Tadic, who gives it back with agility to complete a nice double. Neves shot 10 meters is then blocked behind.

17 minBlind does well to win Can's ball at the edge of his own zone and jam it under pressure.

15 minutes: He is tense. Neither side has the time in possession of the ball, so there is no room to break. It's the scrapping bonus.

13 min: Schöne escapes a yellow card for searching Alex Sandro. It was not quite a Knockaert, but it was not well timed.

12 min: Freekick in Ajax after Can knock down Schone. It is about 20 meters to the right of D. Ziyech, which he floats to the back post … but beyond all his teammates.

9 min: Scratch this entry about no evil effects. Mazraoui seems to have aggravated his ankle injury while cleaning the ball a few moments ago and he signaled he could not continue.

8 min: Mazraoui is back and does not seem to suffer any adverse effects as he defeats Bernadeschi to the ball on the left and tries to clear himself.

7 min: Mazraoui left the field to seek treatment after a painful injury.

5 min: Apparently, Emre Can still keeps an eye on English football … because he just tried to surprise Onana in the same way that Aubameyang did to Ben Foster in Watford yesterday. This time, the goalkeeper is luckier and the rebound is wide, not in the net.

4 min: With a little feint, Ronaldo misses almost the whole side of Ajax and switches the angle of attack with a wide pass to De Sciglio. The right-back pulls into a dangerous center from the right, but it's clear.

2 min: The beginning of the rhythm is high, with fast throws and the will of both sides to harass the man in possession of the ball. Well.

1 minuteJuve starts the game by hitting the ball backwards from the kickoff and then throwing it diagonally to the left corner. This is the beginning favored by a very large number of teams.

Some administrative details: Matuidi and Bernardeschi got yellow cards in the first leg, while six Ajax players have nothing to worry about when they reach the semi-finals (De Light, Van de Beek, Blind, Schone, De Jong and Ziyech). Juventus wears his famous jersey in tribute to Notts County with white shorts, while Ajax is in a changing black band. The officials are in yellow.

The leader's message is clear: "You must be brave," says Erik ten Hag. "We will go, we will give everything. We must define new limits. In a hostile atmosphere, we must do it. We must play with conviction and we can win. I am looking forward to it. "

If Ajax triumphed today, it would reach its first semifinal of the Champions League since 1997, having been beaten in the last four games by none other than Juventus, who had also beaten them in the final. the previous year. The previous year, Ajax had been champion of Europe thanks to a win over AC Milan. It's surely their best team since those exhilarating days.

Martin Keown, speaking on BT, is hoping for a win for Ajax: "Ajax has no nerves, it's a group of very talented young men who could to do something special. It could be the end of the line for Juventus … "

Juventus: Szczesny; De Sciglio, Rugani, Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Emre Can, Pjanic, Matuidi; Bernardeschi, Dybala, Ronaldo

Subs: Pinsolgio, Khedira, Barzagli, Kean, Cancelo, Bentancur, Spinazzola

Ajax: Ako; Veltman, of Ligt, Blind, Mazraoui; Schone, de Jong; Ziyech, van de Beek, Neres; Tadic

Subs: Bruno Varela, Sinkgraven, Huntelaar, Dolberg, Magallan, De Wit, Ekkelenkamp

Arbitrator: C Turpin (France)

Welcome to a tie that remains very much alive. Of course, Juventus are well positioned to progress, with a 1-1 draw since the first leg. But Ajax are able to score in Turin, because it scores almost everywhere: she scored 106 goals in 30 national league matches this season and, of course, she won a 4-1 victory at Real Madrid in the last round. They have not lost their away game in European competition this season, while Juventus have already been beaten on their home turf by a Manchester United team. It is therefore a very difficult task for the Dutch side, but not impossible.

That said, to progress, a team filled with exciting young players will choke a team played by idleness and inspired by one of the greatest players of all time: the leaders of the Dutch league may have ousted champions from Europe consecutive, but they still have to find a way to prevent Cristiano Ronaldo from winning a fourth consecutive Champions League. Beat Him and the rest of the old lady would be a great way for Frankie De Jong, David Neres and Matthijs De Ligt to assert themselves as one of the best hopes of European football before embarking on richer clubs. And we can also look for more fun from slightly older hucksters, such as Hakim Ziyech, Dusan Tadic, and then Daley Blind. All in all, we have a game here. Let's have you!

Start: 20h local time