In the match between Ajax and Juventus on April 10, 2019, one of the favorites of the tournament will come to visit one of the main sensations. The starting whistle at the Johan Cruyff Arena will sound at 22:00 Moscow time.Ajax The Dutch team surprised everyone by defeating the current winner of the tournament, Real Madrid, at the 1/8th stage. Having lost in the home game (1:2), few left chances for the Ajaxes for the second leg. The Red-Whites understood that they needed to try to score an early goal. Fortunately for the guests’ fans, they managed to open an account already in the seventh minute, Hakim Ziyech closed the discount from Dusan Tadic and sent the ball into the far corner – 0:1. The guests managed to double their advantage and also take the lead in the series ten minutes later, Dusan Tadic again scored an assist, this time David Neres was at the close, who calmly outplayed the goalkeeper – 0:2. This account absolutely suited Ajax, but the Dutch were not going to stop. In the second half, the guests continued to go on the attack. The Ziyesh-Tadic pair stood out in particular, this time it was the Serb’s turn to score, Tadic skillfully sent the ball into the left top corner, increasing his team’s lead to three goals in the 62nd minute. After the third goal, the Ajax players began to play defensively, which is why scoring opportunities began to appear for the “creamy” players. Restore the intrigue, in the 70th minute, Marco Asensio managed, the Spaniard sent the ball into the left corner of the goalkeeper with billiard accuracy – 1:3. The game began to go out of control of the Dutch, but Lasse Schone returned everything to its place, the Dane converted a free kick in the 72nd minute and put an end to this confrontation. The result is 1:4, the Ajaxids won, but now they have an equally difficult task ahead of them, in the form of a duel between Ajax and Juventus. Juventus The Turints managed an equally amazing comeback, however, unlike Ajax, the “black and white” played the second leg at home. Juve lost in the first match against Atletico Madrid (2:0), the game in Turin promised to be no less difficult, especially since the “mattress” have long been famous for their defensive game. “Zebras” did not have much time, so they started the game with active actions near the opponent’s goal. Giorgio Chiellini managed to open the scoring in the fourth minute, the Italian defender sent the ball into an empty net from close range, but the referee canceled the goal due to a possible attack on the goalkeeper by a Juve player. But, as it turned out, the referee only delayed the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 27th minute, the Portuguese closed the canopy from the flank and scored the first goal of his team – 1:0. The hosts scored, but one goal was not enough – the attacks continued. Until the end of the first half, Bernardeschi had two good chances, the midfielder punched from a free kick in the 32nd minute, and a few moments later he could score with a kick through himself – above the gate. The first half ended with a minimal advantage for Juve, to reach the quarterfinals they had to score twice. To restore parity in the two-legged series, the players of Juventus managed three minutes after the resumption of the game, Joao Cancelo hung from the flank, and Cristiano Ronaldo struck a header – 2:0. The score in the series became equal, but the players of the “old lady” were not going to stop, but continued their pressure on the opponent. The tension also affected the players of the guests, at the most important moment Angel Correa made a mistake, who broke the rules in his own penalty area four minutes before the end of normal time, the penalty kick was converted by Cristiano Ronaldo – 3:0. Turintsy won, but in the Ajax-Juventus match it will be much more difficult for them. The fact is that Ronaldo runs the risk of not playing against the Dutch – the leader of the “zebras” was injured while playing for the national team. Odds for the match Ajax – Juventus April 10, 2019 Bookmakers from Pari-Match are not ready to give full advantage to one of the teams. Odds for the match Ajax – Juventus: Ajax to win – 3.45; Draw – 3.45; Juventus win – 2.20. Ajax – Juventus: prediction for the match If Ronaldo does not play against Ajax, then the chances of the Italian team could seriously fall. The Black and Whites will obviously make every effort to bring a satisfactory result from Amsterdam, because the fate of the semi-final ticket will still be determined at the Allianz Stadium. Prediction for the match Ajax – Juventus: Juventus win by one goal or draw, odds – 1.91.
