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In the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League, the poster between Ajax Amsterdam and Juventus kept its promises on Wednesday 10 April. Cristiano Ronaldo scored again, but the Dutch had a logical draw against their performance (1-1). FC Barcelona won away against Manchester United (1-0).
Spring is synonymous with warmth, blooming and big football games at the highest European level. After Tottenham's win against Manchester City (1-0) and Liverpool's win over Porto (2-0) on Tuesday, the other two quarter-final first leg of the Champions League were played on Wednesday (April 10th). And fans of football have been served, especially on the side of the Johan Cruyff Arena, theater of the match between Ajax Amsterdam and Juventus.
125th goal of Ronaldo, Ajax very solid
On one side, the champion of the Netherlands, author of a real feat in the previous round against Real Madrid. On the other, the Italian champion, also shining a few weeks ago against Atlético de Madrid thanks to a brilliant Cristiano Ronaldo . The Portuguese was in the center of discussions in recent days precisely. Touched to a thigh with his selection two weeks ago, the fivefold Golden Ball was given uncertain. But he was present at the kickoff on Wednesday.
During the first act, Juve made the round back against this very talented Ajax who has procured great opportunities ... until the punishment signed CR7. It took a good center, a good spurt, for the Amstellodamois to yield. Cristiano Ronaldo beat Cameroon goaltender André Onana just before the break (45) and scored his 125th goal in the Champions League.
Despite this blow behind the head, Ajax has not declined. On the contrary, the men of Erik Ten Hag have reapplied to the score of entry of second period. David Neres only needed 30 seconds to kiss the stadium. Intense, the Brazilian striker set the defense and equalized with a nice curling shot (46th). His team put a lot of pressure during the rest of the match, but the Old Lady, although battered, did not give in again. She could even have won over the lead, with this number and the shot by Douglas Costa on the post. It will take a bit more juve to get out Ajax decidedly tough.
Barça naturally take the lead over Manchester United
Will the feat repeat for Manchester United? As in the round of 16 against PSG, the Red Devils lost to Old Trafford in the first leg, this time against FC Barcelona (1-0). To reproduce the miracle , we will have to go for the qualification in a week at Camp Nou. It looks hard to imagine, as the Blaugrana dominated their subject in this first game. The strongest won this Wednesday in the "Theater of Dreams".
The difference was made at the beginning of this quarter and in the confusion. At first, Gianluca Rocchi, the referee of the meeting, canceled the opening of the score signed Luis Suarez. The Barça striker seemed offside on his victorious head after a center of Lionel Messi (12th). But the video came to the rescue of Barcelona: the Uruguayan was not offside at the start of the action. UEFA rectified later by attributing this goal to Luke Shaw against his side.
With their generosity and their desire to do well, the Manchester United players have tried to get back to their opponents, but the level difference was too great. Barcelona, master of the ball, quietly managed his advantage and was closer to 2-0 than 1-1. The numbers speak for themselves: 62% possession for the Catalans, and no shots framed Mancunian side. Attention anyway to the return match; in the previous round, almost no one imagined Manchester United going out at the Parc des Princes against Paris. FC Barcelona is not the PSG, but mistrust despite everything. With a minimum of seriousness, the Blaugrana will return to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2015.