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Ajax Upsets Juventus, Heads on to UEFA Semi-Finals


Tue 16 Apr 2019 | 11:55 PM
shawar ibrahim

Matthijs de Ligt was the hero of the night as dutch giants Ajax upseted Juventus to eliminate them from the Champions League with a 2-1 win at the Allianz Stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo gave the Bianconeri the lead just before the half-hour mark but Donny van de Beek levelled just four minutes later to set up an intriguing second half.

But 19-year-old de Ligt headed home midway through the second half to send the Dutch side through to the last four for the first time since 1995.

Massimiliano Allegri made the bold call to not only recall Paulo Dybala to the starting line-up but make the Argentinian forward his captain, with Giorgio Chiellini still out injured.