UEFA Champions league 2019 quarterfinals : Juventus vs Ajax Second lag preview

UEFA Champions League 201 9 quarterfinals: 

Juventus vs Ajax Second lag preview 

Juventus traveled to the Netherlands to face Ajax in the first leg of their quarter-final encounters in the Champions League last night and as you all have seen, what happened in the first lag. 

In the Juventus vs Ajax match both teams played a very fine football with 61 percent possession Ajax team maintained their dominance throughout the match and did not give any chance to Juventus team to attack . 

Let's take a look at first lag star players.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) :

A few weeks ago, Juventus Star Cristiano Ronaldo had suffered a hamstring injury during a match of the Portugal team, and his first lag seemed less likely to play but Ronaldo was recovering at the right time and joined the Juventus team.

In the 45th minute before the half time during the match, Ronaldo gave his team a 1: 0 advantage by hitting an awesome goal by a header and gave his the advantage of the tie.

Frenkie de Jong (Ajax) :

Frenkie de Jong played very fine football from Ajax and kept his dominance over midfield throughout the match.

Look at the stats of Frenkie de Jong :

92% pass accuracy (90/98 completed)

6 tackles won
3 interceptions
2 key passes
1 BRILLIANT last-ditch tackle

He controlled the tempo of the game till the very end and his range of passing was just incredible. He also chipped in with some really important final tackles which helped Ajax to keep the Old Ladies at bay during the game.

SPECIAL MENTION : David Neres goal just after start of second half lead his team to level the score with Juventus.

What to expect in the second lag :

with a draw in the first leg with 1:1 score line Juventus have the advantage.

Now the second lag match become much more interesting with Ajax play fearless football it is difficult for Juventus to stop them from scoring but Juventus have the experience to play in such big games.