Ajax stun Ronaldo’s Juventus to reach Champions League semis
By Reuters
17 April 2019 |
8:10 am
Ajax stun Juventus to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 1997 as Matthijs de Ligt's thumping second-half header secures a 2-1 second-leg victory in the last eight.
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