TURIN: Cristiano Ronaldo will spearhead Juventus’ old guard as they look to finish the job on Tuesday against Ajax’s impressive young guns in a quarter-final clash between two sides desperate to end years of Champions League heartbreak. Four-time winners Ajax won their third consecutive title in 1973 at the expense of Juventus, last lifting the trophy in 1995. The financial clout of Dutch league leaders Ajax is significantly less than Juventus. The club, who are captained by 19-year-old defender Matthijs de Ligt, spent a reported club-record 45 million euros last summer on new signings to bolster their Champions League hopes. The winners would go through to a semi-final against the winners of the all-English tie between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.

Source: Pakistan Today April 15, 2019 09:56 UTC