16 April 2019
UNBEATEN IN 10: Juventus have not lost any of their last 10 matches against Ajax in all competitions, no team has a longer unbeaten run in European competitions against another opponent (on a par with Bayern Munich against Benfica).
LANCIERI VS ITALIANS: After a series of seven defeats in eight away matches against Italian teams (1D), Ajax now remain unbeaten in the last four (2W, 2D).
THREE OUT OF FIVE: The Bianconeri could reach the Champions League semi-final for the third time in the last five seasons, after 2014-15 and 2016-17.
RECORD AGAINST AJAX: Ajax have not qualified for semi-finals of the Champions League since 1996/97. They could become the first Dutch team to reach this stage since the PSV in 2004-05.
1-1 FIRST LEG: Juventus drew the first leg away in a Champions League knockout phase for the third time: the Bianconeri passed this round in the 1996/97 quarter-finals against Rosenborg, while they were eliminated by Man Utd in the semi-final of 1998/99.
AJAX AFTER HOME DRAWS: The Dutch side have been eliminated on two of the three previous occasions when he had drawn the first leg at home in the Champions League knockout phase, the most recent was against Inter in the 2005/06 first knockout round.
AT ALLIANZ STADIUM: Juventus have lost two of their last five home games in the Champions League (3W), as many defeats as in the previous 45 in Turin in the tournament (28W, 15D).
A LONG TIME WITHOUT THREE IN A ROW: The last time Ajax won at least three consecutive away games in the Champions League dates back to the period between November 1995 and March 1997 (seven) – they’re on two away wins in a row in the current strip.
CR7 VS AJAX: Cristiano Ronaldo scored in each of the last five games against Ajax in the Champions League (eight goals). 51% of the total goals scored by the Portuguese in the tournament arrived in the knockout phase (64/125).
TADIC ON FORM: Dusan Tadic has taken an active part in 53% of Ajax's goals in this Champions League (6 goals, 3 assists in 17 goals). The last player to score more goals than the Serbian in a single Champions League season for Ajax was Jari Litmanen in 1995-96 (9).
