Ajax and Juventus meet at Amsterdam ArenA, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Quarter-finals). There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 25-02-2010, in a match that ended with the final score: Juventus (0-0) Ajax.
Ajax:
The home team reaches this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Quarter-finals) after a win by (1-4) and a home loss by (1-2) with Real Madrid. In the last match they played, for the Eredivisie, they beat Willem II by (1-4). In their last 7 home matches for the UEFA Champions League Ajax has a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since in 28 of the last 30 there were Over 1,5 goals and in 24 of the last 30 there were Over 2,5 goals. In 14 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 14 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Ajax comes to this game motivated, after having registered a victory by 1-4 in the displacement to the field of Willem II, adding the third consecutive win, all to count for the Dutch championship. It should be noted that the Dutch club beat Real Madrid in the last tie of the Champions League. The strategy to be used by coach Erik ten Hag for this game is more than designed, that is, defend with nearby sectors and look for spaces in the opponent’s midfield to counterattack. The Serbian Dusan Tadic is the best score of this Ajax in the official competitions, with 20 goals scored, 6 of them in the millionaire league. For this first leg, the local coach can not count on Noussair Mazraoui, for suspension.
Juventus:
The visiting team reaches this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Quarter-finals) after a home win by (3-0) and a loss by (2-0) with Atlético Madrid. In the last match they played, for Serie A, they beat Milan at home by (2-1). In the last 4 away matches for the UEFA Champions League Juventus has 2 wins and 2 losses. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their away matches, since 23 of the last 27 matches they have played have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that usually does not feel difficult to open the scoring: it marked the first goal in 6 of the last 8 matches for the UEFA Champions League, of these 6 came to the break in advantage in 4 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 5.
Juventus left for this match with a 2-1 victory at the AC Milan reception, thus adding the third consecutive win in the Italian championship: the goals of the team were scored by Dybala and Moise Kean. To reach these quarterfinals of the Champions League, the Italian club eliminated Atlético de Madrid. In this away game, coach Massimiliano Allegri must keep the team in a 4-3-3, benefiting the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks. The Argentine Paulo Dybala is the best marker of Juventus in the Champions League, with 5 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Matia Perin, Cuadrado and Caceres, all due to injury.
