De Jong, who moves to Barcelona at the end of the season, had an impressive showing in last week’s clash in Amsterdam. He was taken off after just 22 minutes of Ajax’s 6-2 win over Excelsior clutching at his hamstring. “He felt something wrong with his hamstring and so we took him off as a precaution,” Ten Hag told reporters afterwards. Returning Ronaldo gives Juventus edge against impressive Ajax“We were already 1-0 up so there was no point taking any risks.”De Jong had also been injured the match before the first leg but played a full 90 minutes against Juventus last Wednesday. Saturday’s victory for Ajax put them three points clear of PSV Eindhoven at the top of the standings, although PSV play at home on Sunday against struggling De Graafschap.

Source: The Express Tribune April 14, 2019 08:26 UTC