Italian giants Juventus have this afternoon named their 21-man squad for the club’s showdown with Ajax tomorrow night.
Ajax vs Juventus
Max Allegri’s men are set to travel to the Johan Cruijff ArenA for the first-leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Eredivisie leaders Ajax in a little over 24 hours’ time.
Hosts Ajax secured their place in the competition’s final-8 courtesy of a stunning 4-1 victory at Real Madrid last month.
Dusan Tadic during the UEFA Champions League Round-of-16 Second-Leg match between Real Madrid and Ajax. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
And the Amsterdam-based outfit have gone on to rack up 5 wins from their last 6 outings over the weeks since, a run which has seen Erik ten Hag’s men reclaim top spot in the Dutch top-flight.
Juventus, meanwhile, also required a heroic last-16 second-leg showing to seal their spot in the Champions League’s quarter-finals, with the Bianconeri having eventually put Atletico Madrid to the sword by 3 goals to nil.
On the domestic front, the perennial Serie A champions’ comeback victory over AC Milan on Saturday evening means that Juve are now just a point shy of notching their 8th-consecutive league crown.
Ronaldo returns, Chiellini misses out
Ahead of their visit to the Netherlands tomorrow night, though, the Old Lady have been dealing with a rake of problems on the injury-front.
The likes of Douglas Costa, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic, Leonardo Spinazzola and Cristiano Ronaldo have all spent time on the sidelines of late.
And the announcement of Max Allegri’s 21-man squad set to travel to the Johan Cruijff ArenA has seen both positive and negative news emerge on the personnel front for Juve.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Douglas Costa have both returned to the Bianconeri fold.
In a major blow to the prospects of the Italian powerhouse, though, Giorgio Chiellini and Emre Can miss out: