Wednesday night’s Champions League group stage matches saw a whole host of Europe’s finest looking to earn their place in the knockout phases.

In the evening’s most high-profile clash, Chelsea upset Ajax at home with a narrow 1-0 victory. While the game looked set to end in a deadlock, substitute Michy Batshuayi fired home an unlikely winner in the 86th minute. In Group H’s other match, Valencia tied 1-1 with Lille to remain in third place.

Yet another much-anticipated clash was that between Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund. This hard-fought clash resulted in a valuable 2-0 win for Inter, who also has the threatening FC Barcelona in their group. Barcelona remains on top of Group F with a 2-1 win against Slavia Praha.

Moving onto Group E, and Liverpool continue their fine form this season with a 4-1 away win against Genk. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s outstanding performance resulted in a brace, while Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah each grabbed a goal apiece. They remain in second place, however, as group leaders Napoli retain top spot following a 3-2 win over Red Bull Salzburg.

Finally, the Group G clash between Benfica and Lyon ended in a 2-1 win for Benfica. This result came as a surprise considering Lyon’s dominance of the gameplay. These sides are 4th and 3rd place respectively, however, as Red Bull Leipzig leapfrogged Lyon and Zenit to grab first place. This comes as a consequence of their 2-1 victory over Zenit.

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The wait is over! It’s that time of the year in European soccer, as the new Champions League 2019-2020 season is about to begin this Wednesday and Thursday with the first fixture containing 16 games.

The new campaign kicks off with a mega-derby as French champions PSG will host the 13-time UCL champions Real Madrid on Parc De Princess in Saint-Denis, Paris. Defending champions Liverpool will once again face Napoli like previous season, but the Serie A team will compete with an improved roster compared to the previous year. 

Barcelona will face Dortmund in Germany in the derby match of the F group and Lionel Messi is cleared to start for the first time this year after his injury before the season started. Inter will meet against Czech champions Slavia Praha and Lyon will be taking on Zenit. Chelsea will host Valencia in London, Salzburg goes head to head against RSC Genk and Benfica hosts the other Red Bull sponsored team, Leipzig. 

Last year’s semi-finalists Ajax are going against Ligue 1 Runners-up LOSC Lille on the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. 

The following day, besides the PSG-Real Madrid derby, there is one more derby, as Atl.Madrid will host Juventus. 

Manchester City, who are playing against Shakhtar, is considered to be the main candidates for the throne. 

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While Ajax turned in an underwhelming performance during their first leg clash with Cypriot underdogs Apoel Nicosia, they did well to restore faith in their side by winning the second leg 2-0 in front of a relieved crowd at the Johan Cruyff Arena. This win sees them progress to the Champions League group stage.

From the kick-off, the Eredivisie champions were the dominant side. They dominated ball possession and were quick to string together a series of rapid scoring opportunities from early on.

While Apoel did well to keep a clean sheet for as long as they did, they eventually could not hold back the Dutch attack any longer, as Edson Alvarez put the home side in the lead with a stunning 43rd-minute header.

What followed in the second half was further Ajax domination, with Erik ten Hag’s side doubling their lead in the 80th minute through a thunderous Dusan Tadic strike.

Ajax manager Erik ten Hag had this to say following the victory: “We had total control and dominated, although the difference was one goal for a long time. That made it very difficult. I have to make a big compliment to the team. We were very good from an organizational point of view and were focused and disciplined. Fortunately, the 2-0 went down in the end.”

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After Liverpool defeated FC Barcelona to complete a stunning comeback and advance to the Champions League Final, few could’ve ever predicted that Wednesday’s Ajax-Tottenham matchup could live up to the drama of that game.

They had no idea what was in store.

After winning the first leg in London by a 0-1 final, Ajax hosted Tottenham in the second leg of the semi-final with a big advantage.

When Ajax scored the first two goals of the game to go up 2-0 in the 35th minute, everything looked settled. The Dutch team would be moving on to face Liverpool in the final after Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech stretched their aggregate lead to 3-0.

After the half, however, everything changed.

Unheralded striker Lucas Moura, an injured Harry Kane’s replacement, wasn’t going to allow his team to go home without a fight. He knocked in Spurs’ first goal in the 55th minute after a brilliant counter-attack.

Things got even more interesting in the 59th minute, only four minutes later, the Brazilian striker scored another goal after Ajax failed to clear an Andre Onana save.

The score was 2-2, and another Tottenham goal would qualify them for the Final.

Ajax held strong for the next 35 minutes, keeping Tottenham out of the net.

With the last chance of the game, in the 5th minute of stoppage time, the unbelievable happened.

Moura scored his third goal of the night in the final minute of stoppage time after a Dele Alli assist, and pandemonium took hold.

Spurs won the match 2-3 and the draw on away goals. They head to Madrid to face Liverpool in the UCL final for the first time in the club’s history on June 1st.

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What happened on Tuesday night at Anfield will go down as one of the most memorable nights in the history of the UEFA Champions League. The favorite to win the competition bowed out after a shocking comeback that very few could’ve seen coming.

After losing 3-0 at the Camp Nou in the first leg of their semi-final matchup against FC Barcelona, Liverpool completed a stunning come-from-behind triumph by winning 4-0. This result sealed their invitation to the final of the 2019 edition of the UEFA Champions League.

Barcelona was the heavy favorite to advance going into the match, and only had to avoid losing by 4 in order to go on to the final. They were unable to fulfill their task, however, and Jurgen Klopp’s Reds memorably took advantage.

Barcelona was sluggish and overly cautious all night, and Liverpool came out strong and without any fear.

The Reds came out early and put Barcelona on notice with a 7th minute goal by Divock Origi, starting in place of an injured Mo Salah. Liverpool was without two of its biggest stars in Salah and Roberto Firmino.

Barcelona tightened things up until a disastrous second half, when Liverpool scored the three goals they needed to advance.

Georginio Wijnaldum, an unheralded Dutch attacker for Liverpool, miraculously scored two goals in two minutes to even up the draw at 3 apiece.

He scored in the 54th and 56th minutes, shocking Barça.

The real heartbreaker for Barcelona, however, came in the 79th minute.

After conceding a corner kick, Barcelona’s defense was arranging itself and keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen was clapping and rallying his time when Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold took advantage of the unfocused defense and delivered a pass to a wide-open Divock Origi.

Origi buried the shot past Ter Stegen, sending Anfield into complete pandemonium.

Liverpool had completed the comeback and held on to win 4-0 and advance to the final in Madrid in three weeks.

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The worst possible news came to Liverpool at just the wrong time on Monday afternoon.

Two key members of the Reds’ attack, Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah, have both been ruled out of Liverpool’s crucial Champions League semi-finals match against FC Barcelona on Tuesday night.

Already facing a 3-0 deficit after being dominated at Camp Nou last week, Jurgen Klopp’s side now must come back without two players that have combined to score 42 goals this season.

Firmino will miss the match after sustaining a “muscular injury” in practice last week after Liverpool’s match against Barcelona. The Brazilian striker wasn’t cleared to play on Tuesday night, and he might not even be back in time for Liverpool’s Premier League match this weekend.

Salah’s injury is even more devastating for Liverpool. The Reds’ biggest star and the author of 26 total goals this season suffered a concussion in an aerial collision against Newcastle United on Saturday. Despite wanting to play, doctors did not clear him due to a serious head injury.

If Liverpool is able to overcome these players’ crucial injuries and advance past Barcelona, it would truly be an accomplishment to go down in the history books.

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Ajax’s magical run in the Champions League continued with a 0-1 road win over Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final matchup against the Premier League side.

Tottenham, playing without striker Harry Kane, was unable to find the net in the first of two Champions League matchups against Ajax. The Dutch giants now hold an important advantage in the matchup that will shift to Amsterdam next Tuesday night.

22-year-old midfielder Donny van de Beek scored the only goal of the night in the 15th minute of Tuesday’s match. Hakim Ziyech found van de Beek with a beautiful pass into the penalty area, and he buried the shot past Hugo Lloris.

The English side desperately pushed for a goal for the rest of the match at their home ground, but their attack was unable to find much open space in Ajax’s defense.

It just wasn’t Tottenham’s night, and now Spurs will have to travel to Amsterdam and win if they are to advance to the Champions League final on June 1st in Madrid.

Ajax will host Tottenham next Wednesday night at 9:00 Central European Time at the Johan Cruijff Arena.

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After winning 2-0 at Anfield in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final matchup against FC Porto, Liverpool just had to be sure not to slip up at the Estádio do Dragão in order to advance to their second consecutive semi-final in the competition.

They certainly didn’t disappoint, as Jürgen Klopp’s Reds comfortably cruised to a 1-4 victory in Portugal to advance into the final four of the competition.

Liverpool suffered a few scares in the first 25 minutes of the game, as they struggled to create offensive chances and saw Porto get shots on goal several times.

The first time Liverpool got a shot, however, it was a different story. Sadio Mané scored to put the Reds up 0-1 in the 26th minute, virtually sealing Liverpool’s place in the next round.

After the break, superstar forward Mo Salah joined the ranks of the scorers with a 65th-minute goal to put his team up by 2.

Eder Militão headed in Porto’s only goal just three minutes later to add a tiny bit of suspense to the contest, but a Virgil van Dijk and a Roberto Firmino goal for Liverpool in the game’s final stretch certified Liverpool’s advance into the semi-finals.

There, a huge matchup awaits against FC Barcelona, possibly the competition’s favorite. The semi-final tie will open at Camp Nou on May 1 before moving to Anfield on May 7.

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After last year’s Champions League quarter-finals meltdown against Roma, FC Barcelona didn’t want to live a repeat of that nightmare.

So they came out at Camp Nou against an underdog Manchester United side and dominated, winning 3-0 (4-0 aggregate) to advance to the semi-finals of the UCL for the first time since 2015.

Barcelona looked slightly shaky and hesitant in the first five minutes of the match, but everything changed from there.

They took control of the ball and possession, and then Lionel Messi took over.

Messi scored an absolutely brilliant strike after getting away from two defenders in the 16th minute to give Barça a 1-0 advantage.

Four minutes later, the game was put to bed after another Messi shot squirted through the arms of Man U goalie David de Gea.

Barcelona went up 2-0 in the 20th minute and went on cruise control for the rest of the match.

Manchester United couldn’t create any shots or opportunities, try as they might.

Barcelona added another goal in the second half after Philippe Coutinho scored a beautiful long-range goal that de Gea could do nothing to stop.

Barcelona dominated all night at the Camp Nou, and shook their quarter-final ghosts to advance to the final four of this year’s competition.

They will play the winner of the matchup between Liverpool and FC Porto.

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The much-hyped matchup between young and hungry Ajax and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Italian powerhouse ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night.

The first leg of the draw leaves Juventus with the slightest advantage in the quarter-final tie after picking up an away goal.

Ajax, on the other hand, will be happy to travel to Turin next Wednesday with their hopes to advance to the semi-finals of the competition intact.

The first half of the game was a back-and-forth affair that provided scoring chances to both teams. While no one was able to score for the majority of the half, Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring just before halftime.

The best player in the history of the Champions League found himself in open space in front of Ajax’s goal and buried a header past the keeper to put Juventus up 1-0 just before halftime.

Ajax, however, hadn’t given up.

In only the second minute of the post-halftime period, Ajax got their equalizer after a brilliant goal by David Neres.

The Ajax winger beat two Juventus defenders before beating keeper Wayne Sczcesny with a screaming strike.

The two teams both tried to add another goal before the final whistle, but neither side was able to break through.

The draw now moves back to Juventus’ home stadium for the decisive second leg next Tuesday night.

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Wednesday night’s Champions League group stage matches saw a whole host of Europe’s finest looking to earn their place in the knockout phases.

In the evening’s most high-profile clash, Chelsea upset Ajax at home with a narrow 1-0 victory. While the game looked set to end in a deadlock, substitute Michy Batshuayi fired home an unlikely winner in the 86th minute. In Group H’s other match, Valencia tied 1-1 with Lille to remain in third place.

Yet another much-anticipated clash was that between Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund. This hard-fought clash resulted in a valuable 2-0 win for Inter, who also has the threatening FC Barcelona in their group. Barcelona remains on top of Group F with a 2-1 win against Slavia Praha.

Moving onto Group E, and Liverpool continue their fine form this season with a 4-1 away win against Genk. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s outstanding performance resulted in a brace, while Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah each grabbed a goal apiece. They remain in second place, however, as group leaders Napoli retain top spot following a 3-2 win over Red Bull Salzburg.

Finally, the Group G clash between Benfica and Lyon ended in a 2-1 win for Benfica. This result came as a surprise considering Lyon’s dominance of the gameplay. These sides are 4th and 3rd place respectively, however, as Red Bull Leipzig leapfrogged Lyon and Zenit to grab first place. This comes as a consequence of their 2-1 victory over Zenit.

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The wait is over! It’s that time of the year in European soccer, as the new Champions League 2019-2020 season is about to begin this Wednesday and Thursday with the first fixture containing 16 games.

The new campaign kicks off with a mega-derby as French champions PSG will host the 13-time UCL champions Real Madrid on Parc De Princess in Saint-Denis, Paris. Defending champions Liverpool will once again face Napoli like previous season, but the Serie A team will compete with an improved roster compared to the previous year. 

Barcelona will face Dortmund in Germany in the derby match of the F group and Lionel Messi is cleared to start for the first time this year after his injury before the season started. Inter will meet against Czech champions Slavia Praha and Lyon will be taking on Zenit. Chelsea will host Valencia in London, Salzburg goes head to head against RSC Genk and Benfica hosts the other Red Bull sponsored team, Leipzig. 

Last year’s semi-finalists Ajax are going against Ligue 1 Runners-up LOSC Lille on the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. 

The following day, besides the PSG-Real Madrid derby, there is one more derby, as Atl.Madrid will host Juventus. 

Manchester City, who are playing against Shakhtar, is considered to be the main candidates for the throne. 

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While Ajax turned in an underwhelming performance during their first leg clash with Cypriot underdogs Apoel Nicosia, they did well to restore faith in their side by winning the second leg 2-0 in front of a relieved crowd at the Johan Cruyff Arena. This win sees them progress to the Champions League group stage.

From the kick-off, the Eredivisie champions were the dominant side. They dominated ball possession and were quick to string together a series of rapid scoring opportunities from early on.

While Apoel did well to keep a clean sheet for as long as they did, they eventually could not hold back the Dutch attack any longer, as Edson Alvarez put the home side in the lead with a stunning 43rd-minute header.

What followed in the second half was further Ajax domination, with Erik ten Hag’s side doubling their lead in the 80th minute through a thunderous Dusan Tadic strike.

Ajax manager Erik ten Hag had this to say following the victory: “We had total control and dominated, although the difference was one goal for a long time. That made it very difficult. I have to make a big compliment to the team. We were very good from an organizational point of view and were focused and disciplined. Fortunately, the 2-0 went down in the end.”

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After Liverpool defeated FC Barcelona to complete a stunning comeback and advance to the Champions League Final, few could’ve ever predicted that Wednesday’s Ajax-Tottenham matchup could live up to the drama of that game.

They had no idea what was in store.

After winning the first leg in London by a 0-1 final, Ajax hosted Tottenham in the second leg of the semi-final with a big advantage.

When Ajax scored the first two goals of the game to go up 2-0 in the 35th minute, everything looked settled. The Dutch team would be moving on to face Liverpool in the final after Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech stretched their aggregate lead to 3-0.

After the half, however, everything changed.

Unheralded striker Lucas Moura, an injured Harry Kane’s replacement, wasn’t going to allow his team to go home without a fight. He knocked in Spurs’ first goal in the 55th minute after a brilliant counter-attack.

Things got even more interesting in the 59th minute, only four minutes later, the Brazilian striker scored another goal after Ajax failed to clear an Andre Onana save.

The score was 2-2, and another Tottenham goal would qualify them for the Final.

Ajax held strong for the next 35 minutes, keeping Tottenham out of the net.

With the last chance of the game, in the 5th minute of stoppage time, the unbelievable happened.

Moura scored his third goal of the night in the final minute of stoppage time after a Dele Alli assist, and pandemonium took hold.

Spurs won the match 2-3 and the draw on away goals. They head to Madrid to face Liverpool in the UCL final for the first time in the club’s history on June 1st.

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What happened on Tuesday night at Anfield will go down as one of the most memorable nights in the history of the UEFA Champions League. The favorite to win the competition bowed out after a shocking comeback that very few could’ve seen coming.

After losing 3-0 at the Camp Nou in the first leg of their semi-final matchup against FC Barcelona, Liverpool completed a stunning come-from-behind triumph by winning 4-0. This result sealed their invitation to the final of the 2019 edition of the UEFA Champions League.

Barcelona was the heavy favorite to advance going into the match, and only had to avoid losing by 4 in order to go on to the final. They were unable to fulfill their task, however, and Jurgen Klopp’s Reds memorably took advantage.

Barcelona was sluggish and overly cautious all night, and Liverpool came out strong and without any fear.

The Reds came out early and put Barcelona on notice with a 7th minute goal by Divock Origi, starting in place of an injured Mo Salah. Liverpool was without two of its biggest stars in Salah and Roberto Firmino.

Barcelona tightened things up until a disastrous second half, when Liverpool scored the three goals they needed to advance.

Georginio Wijnaldum, an unheralded Dutch attacker for Liverpool, miraculously scored two goals in two minutes to even up the draw at 3 apiece.

He scored in the 54th and 56th minutes, shocking Barça.

The real heartbreaker for Barcelona, however, came in the 79th minute.

After conceding a corner kick, Barcelona’s defense was arranging itself and keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen was clapping and rallying his time when Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold took advantage of the unfocused defense and delivered a pass to a wide-open Divock Origi.

Origi buried the shot past Ter Stegen, sending Anfield into complete pandemonium.

Liverpool had completed the comeback and held on to win 4-0 and advance to the final in Madrid in three weeks.

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The worst possible news came to Liverpool at just the wrong time on Monday afternoon.

Two key members of the Reds’ attack, Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah, have both been ruled out of Liverpool’s crucial Champions League semi-finals match against FC Barcelona on Tuesday night.

Already facing a 3-0 deficit after being dominated at Camp Nou last week, Jurgen Klopp’s side now must come back without two players that have combined to score 42 goals this season.

Firmino will miss the match after sustaining a “muscular injury” in practice last week after Liverpool’s match against Barcelona. The Brazilian striker wasn’t cleared to play on Tuesday night, and he might not even be back in time for Liverpool’s Premier League match this weekend.

Salah’s injury is even more devastating for Liverpool. The Reds’ biggest star and the author of 26 total goals this season suffered a concussion in an aerial collision against Newcastle United on Saturday. Despite wanting to play, doctors did not clear him due to a serious head injury.

If Liverpool is able to overcome these players’ crucial injuries and advance past Barcelona, it would truly be an accomplishment to go down in the history books.

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Ajax’s magical run in the Champions League continued with a 0-1 road win over Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final matchup against the Premier League side.

Tottenham, playing without striker Harry Kane, was unable to find the net in the first of two Champions League matchups against Ajax. The Dutch giants now hold an important advantage in the matchup that will shift to Amsterdam next Tuesday night.

22-year-old midfielder Donny van de Beek scored the only goal of the night in the 15th minute of Tuesday’s match. Hakim Ziyech found van de Beek with a beautiful pass into the penalty area, and he buried the shot past Hugo Lloris.

The English side desperately pushed for a goal for the rest of the match at their home ground, but their attack was unable to find much open space in Ajax’s defense.

It just wasn’t Tottenham’s night, and now Spurs will have to travel to Amsterdam and win if they are to advance to the Champions League final on June 1st in Madrid.

Ajax will host Tottenham next Wednesday night at 9:00 Central European Time at the Johan Cruijff Arena.

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After winning 2-0 at Anfield in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final matchup against FC Porto, Liverpool just had to be sure not to slip up at the Estádio do Dragão in order to advance to their second consecutive semi-final in the competition.

They certainly didn’t disappoint, as Jürgen Klopp’s Reds comfortably cruised to a 1-4 victory in Portugal to advance into the final four of the competition.

Liverpool suffered a few scares in the first 25 minutes of the game, as they struggled to create offensive chances and saw Porto get shots on goal several times.

The first time Liverpool got a shot, however, it was a different story. Sadio Mané scored to put the Reds up 0-1 in the 26th minute, virtually sealing Liverpool’s place in the next round.

After the break, superstar forward Mo Salah joined the ranks of the scorers with a 65th-minute goal to put his team up by 2.

Eder Militão headed in Porto’s only goal just three minutes later to add a tiny bit of suspense to the contest, but a Virgil van Dijk and a Roberto Firmino goal for Liverpool in the game’s final stretch certified Liverpool’s advance into the semi-finals.

There, a huge matchup awaits against FC Barcelona, possibly the competition’s favorite. The semi-final tie will open at Camp Nou on May 1 before moving to Anfield on May 7.

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After last year’s Champions League quarter-finals meltdown against Roma, FC Barcelona didn’t want to live a repeat of that nightmare.

So they came out at Camp Nou against an underdog Manchester United side and dominated, winning 3-0 (4-0 aggregate) to advance to the semi-finals of the UCL for the first time since 2015.

Barcelona looked slightly shaky and hesitant in the first five minutes of the match, but everything changed from there.

They took control of the ball and possession, and then Lionel Messi took over.

Messi scored an absolutely brilliant strike after getting away from two defenders in the 16th minute to give Barça a 1-0 advantage.

Four minutes later, the game was put to bed after another Messi shot squirted through the arms of Man U goalie David de Gea.

Barcelona went up 2-0 in the 20th minute and went on cruise control for the rest of the match.

Manchester United couldn’t create any shots or opportunities, try as they might.

Barcelona added another goal in the second half after Philippe Coutinho scored a beautiful long-range goal that de Gea could do nothing to stop.

Barcelona dominated all night at the Camp Nou, and shook their quarter-final ghosts to advance to the final four of this year’s competition.

They will play the winner of the matchup between Liverpool and FC Porto.

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The much-hyped matchup between young and hungry Ajax and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Italian powerhouse ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night.

The first leg of the draw leaves Juventus with the slightest advantage in the quarter-final tie after picking up an away goal.

Ajax, on the other hand, will be happy to travel to Turin next Wednesday with their hopes to advance to the semi-finals of the competition intact.

The first half of the game was a back-and-forth affair that provided scoring chances to both teams. While no one was able to score for the majority of the half, Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring just before halftime.

The best player in the history of the Champions League found himself in open space in front of Ajax’s goal and buried a header past the keeper to put Juventus up 1-0 just before halftime.

Ajax, however, hadn’t given up.

In only the second minute of the post-halftime period, Ajax got their equalizer after a brilliant goal by David Neres.

The Ajax winger beat two Juventus defenders before beating keeper Wayne Sczcesny with a screaming strike.

The two teams both tried to add another goal before the final whistle, but neither side was able to break through.

The draw now moves back to Juventus’ home stadium for the decisive second leg next Tuesday night.

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