UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Johan Cruijff ArenA - Amsterdam Wednesday 10 April 2019 21.00CET (21.00 local time) AFC Ajax Quarter-finals, First leg Juventus Last updated 07/02/2020 19:26CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 6 Squad list 10 Head coach 13 Match officials 14 Fixtures and results 15 Match-by-match lineups 19 Competition facts 22 Team facts 24 Legend 26 1 AFC Ajax - Juventus Wednesday 10 April 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 25/02/2010 R32 Juventus - AFC Ajax Turin agg: 2-1 Sulejmani 17; Amauri 18/02/2010 R32 AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-2 Amsterdam 32, 58 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 23/11/2004 GS Juventus - AFC Ajax 1-0 Turin Zalayeta 15 15/09/2004 GS AFC Ajax - Juventus 0-1 Amsterdam Nedvěd 42 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lombardo 34, Vieri 4-1 36, Amoruso 79, 23/04/1997 SF Juventus - AFC Ajax Turin agg: 6-2 Zidane 81; Melchiot 76 Litmanen 66; 09/04/1997 SF AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-2 Amsterdam Amoruso 14, Vieri 41 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Litmanen 41; 22/05/1996 F AFC Ajax - Juventus Rome (aet, 2-4 pens) Ravanelli 12 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 15/03/1978 QF Juventus - AFC Ajax agg: 2-2 (aet, 3- Turin Tardelli 21; La Ling 76 0 pens) Van Dord 86; Causio 01/03/1978 QF AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-1 Amsterdam 89 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Blankenburg 14, 2-1 11/12/1974 R3 AFC Ajax - Juventus Amsterdam Mühren 89; Damiani agg: 2-2 ag 66 (P) 27/11/1974 R3 Juventus - AFC Ajax 1-0 Turin Damiani 19 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/05/1973 F AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-0 Belgrade Rep 5 2 AFC Ajax - Juventus Wednesday 10 April 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 5 1 1 3 5 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 12 2 4 6 9 15 Juventus 5 3 2 0 5 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 12 6 4 2 15 9 AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/12/2013 GS AC Milan - AFC Ajax 0-0 Milan Denswil 90; Balotelli 01/10/2013 GS AFC Ajax - AC Milan 1-1 Amsterdam 90+4 (P) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers De Zeeuw 57, 08/12/2010 GS AC Milan - AFC Ajax 0-2 Milan Alderweireld 66 El Hamdaoui 23; 28/09/2010 GS AFC Ajax - AC Milan 1-1 Amsterdam Ibrahimović 37 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Leonardo 88; 26/02/2009 R3 AFC Ajax - ACF Fiorentina Amsterdam agg: 2-1 Gilardino 61 19/02/2009 R3 ACF Fiorentina - AFC Ajax 0-1 Florence Bakircioglü 60 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Internazionale Milano - AFC 1-0 14/03/2006 R16 Milan Stanković 57 Ajax agg: 3-2 Huntelaar 16, Rosales AFC Ajax - FC Internazionale 22/02/2006 R16 2-2 Amsterdam 20; Stanković 49, Milano Cruz 86 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/11/2003 GS1 AFC Ajax - AC Milan 0-1 Amsterdam Shevchenko 52 16/09/2003 GS1 AC Milan - AFC Ajax 1-0 Milan F. Inzaghi 67 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers F. Inzaghi 30, Shevchenko 65, 3-2 23/04/2003 QF AC Milan - AFC Ajax Milan Tomasson 90+1; agg: 3-2 Litmanen 63, Pienaar 78 08/04/2003 QF AFC Ajax - AC Milan 0-0 Amsterdam Cassano 24; Van der 19/03/2003 GS2 AS Roma - AFC Ajax 1-1 Rome Meyde 1 Ibrahimović 11, 10/12/2002 GS2 AFC Ajax - AS Roma 2-1 Amsterdam Litmanen 66; Batistuta 89 3 AFC Ajax - Juventus Wednesday 10 April 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax - FC Internazionale Van der Vaart 90+4; 12/11/2002 GS1 1-2 Amsterdam Milano Crespo 50, 52 FC Internazionale Milano - AFC 25/09/2002 GS1 1-0 Milan Crespo 75 Ajax UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Poggi 25, Bierhoff 32; 04/11/1997 R2 Udinese Calcio - AFC Ajax Udine agg: 2-2 ag S. Arveladze 81 21/10/1997 R2 AFC Ajax - Udinese Calcio 1-0 Amsterdam Dani 28 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 24/05/1995 F AFC Ajax - AC Milan 1-0 Vienna Kluivert 85 Litmanen 2, Baresi 66 23/11/1994 GS AC Milan - AFC Ajax 0-2 Trieste (og) R. de Boer 50, 14/09/1994 GS AFC Ajax - AC Milan 2-0 Amsterdam Litmanen 64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 16/03/1994 QF Parma FC - AFC Ajax Parma Minotti 16, Brolin 49 agg: 2-0 03/03/1994 QF AFC Ajax - Parma FC 0-0 Amsterdam UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 13/05/1992 F AFC Ajax - Torino FC Amsterdam agg: 2-2 ag Casagrande 62, 84; 29/04/1992 F Torino FC - AFC Ajax 2-2 Turin Jonk 14, Pettersson 75 (P) 1-1 15/04/1992 SF AFC Ajax - Genoa CFC Amsterdam Bergkamp 46; Iorio 38 agg: 4-3 Aguilera 73, 80; 01/04/1992 SF Genoa CFC - AFC Ajax 2-3 Genoa Pettersson 1, Roy 60, Winter 87 UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mulder 26, Keizer 35, 6-0 Neeskens 71, Rep 81, 16/01/1974 F AFC Ajax - AC Milan Amsterdam agg: 6-1 Mühren 84 (P), Haan 87 09/01/1974 F AC Milan - AFC Ajax 1-0 Milan Chiarugi 77 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AFC Ajax - FC Internazionale 31/05/1972 F 2-0 Rotterdam Cruyff 47, 76 Milano 4 AFC Ajax - Juventus Wednesday 10 April 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Prati 8, 40, 75, 28/05/1969 F AC Milan - AFC Ajax 4-1 Madrid Sormani 67; Vasović 60 (P) Juventus - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/10/2002 GS1 Juventus - Feyenoord 2-0 Turin Di Vaio 4, 69 Van Hooijdonk 75; 18/09/2002 GS1 Feyenoord - Juventus 1-1 Rotterdam Camoranesi 32 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/11/1997 GS Feyenoord - Juventus 2-0 Rotterdam Cruz 66, 87 Del Piero 3, 11 (P), F. Inzaghi 34, Zidane 67, 17/09/1997 GS Juventus - Feyenoord 5-1 Turin Birindelli 81; van Gastel 58 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 23/04/1975 SF Juventus - FC Twente Turin Zuidema 10 agg: 1-4 Jeuring 20, Zuidema 09/04/1975 SF FC Twente - Juventus 3-1 Enschede 59, 83; Altafini 64 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 17 4 8 5 17 4 4 9 9 4 3 2 43 12 15 16 45 45 Juventus 8 5 2 1 8 3 2 3 2 0 1 1 18 8 5 5 24 17 5 AFC Ajax - Juventus Wednesday 10 April 2019 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Match background Two of European football's most illustrious names come together as Ajax – in the UEFA Champions League quarter- finals for the first time in 16 years – welcome Juventus to Amsterdam. • Both teams produced memorable second-leg comebacks in the round of 16. Ajax overturned a 2-1 home defeat by Real Madrid to oust the holders with a remarkable 4-1 success at the Santiago Bernabéu and reach their first quarter- final since 2002/03; Juve, meanwhile, were in trouble after a 2-0 first-leg loss at Atlético Madrid but recovered with a 3-0 victory back in Turin thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick. • While Juve are looking to reach a third semi-final in five seasons, Ajax have not made it to the last four since 1996/97, when their campaign was ended by Juve – the team who had also beaten them in the previous season's final. Previous meetings • Ajax have won only two of their 12 European fixtures against Juventus, and none since 1974. Juve are unbeaten in their last nine games against the Dutch club, winning five of the last six. • The teams have met in two European Cup finals; Ajax beat Juve 1-0 in Belgrade in 1973 thanks to Johnny Rep's early goal, but Juve turned the tables in Rome 23 years later. Fabrizio Ravanelli gave Juve an early lead but Jari Litmanen levelled before the break for Ajax, who were bidding to become the first team to retain the UEFA Champions League having beaten AC Milan in the final 12 months earlier; instead Juve were 4-2 winners on penalties.