Ajax's display against Real Madrid raises likelihood of transfers
Football | Mar 06, 2019, 08:11 PM ISTAfter this season ends, Ajax will likely have to go back to The Future — the name of their storied youth academy — to start rebuilding. Again.
After this season ends, Ajax will likely have to go back to The Future — the name of their storied youth academy — to start rebuilding. Again.
The event, which will take place at Tote on the Turf, is a part of a series of global fan initiatives.
Frenkie De Jong, who is set to join Barcelona in the summer, called out Sergio Ramos' hubris as the Spanish defender was penalized and will have to sit out of the Tuesday match.
UEFA says its disciplinary panel found Ramos guilty of "clearly receiving a yellow card on purpose" against Ajax two weeks ago.
Diego Simeone has said he regretted the way he celebrated his team's first goal scored in Atletico Madrid's 2-0 win over Juventus in the Champions League.
Raheem Sterling scored in the 90th to earn 10-man City a 3-2 win in the first leg of its last-16 match in Gelsenkirchen.
Atletico coach Diego Simeone will be able to call on Antoine Griezmann, Diego Costa and Alvaro Morata when his team hosts Juventus in the first leg of the last 16 on Wednesday.
Pizarro, aged 40 years and 136 days, broke the previous record held by Bremen midfielder Miroslav "Mirko" Votava.
Messi took his league-leading tally to 22 goals with his 30th in all competitions this season.
Real went into the match brimming with confidence from a run of six wins and one draw in its last seven matches, but were given a run for their money by a spirited Ajax team.
The teenager became the youngest Italian player to score two goals in a Champions League match as he led Roma to a 2-1 win at home against Porto in the first leg of the round of 16.
Old Trafford instead became a stage for Kylian Mbappe to shine in tandem with Angel Di Maria, who relished the revenge mission on his return to his former club.
The knockout stages begin Tuesday with Manchester United hosting Paris Saint-Germain and Porto going to Roma in the first leg of the round of 16 games.
PSG will be without the world's most expensive player Neymar and possibly 192-goal, all-time club leading scorer Edinson Cavani against a revitalized United side unbeaten under their new coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
PSG will travel to Manchester for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 clash on February 12.
All four of England's representatives have advanced for the second straight season, even if two of them — Liverpool and Tottenham — left it to their final matches.
Dortmund finished level on points with Atletico in Group A and sealed top spot thanks to a better goal difference.
It was Mohamed Salah's latest wonder-goal — an individual effort scored in the 34th minute — that was the difference between the teams on another atmospheric European night at Anfield.
Cavani and Neymar were both assisted by their 19-year-old teammate, with Mbappe putting on an excellent display of speed, strength and dribbling throughout the game.
Mauricio Pochettino's team will now look to improve on their round-of-16 exit last season when they lost to Juventus 4-3 on aggregate.
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