Chelsea are set to sign winger Hakim Ziyech from the Dutch champions Ajax this summer. The 26-year-old was a January transfer target for Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. Ajax were unwilling to sell the Morocco international in the transfer window as they chase the Eredevisie title but on Thursday they confirmed…
Chelsea summoning the spirit to fight back from 4-1 down to salvage a 4-4 draw and earn a crucial Champions League point as Ajax ended with nine men on a night of high drama at Stamford Bridge. The Blues seemed destined for a defeat as first half own goals from…
Champions League semi-finalists Tottenham are “living a dream”, says manager Mauricio Pochettino. Spurs host Dutch league leaders Ajax – who have knocked out Real Madrid and Juventus – in the first leg of their tie on Tuesday. It is Tottenham’s first Champions League semi-final, though they reached the last four…
Ajax’s sensational Champions League run continued as teenage captain Matthijs de Ligt‘s goal eliminated Juventus and secured their place in the semi-finals. Cristiano Ronaldo, aiming for a fourth successive Champions League title after winning the last three with Real Madrid, put Juventus ahead in the 28th minute with a typically…
Cristiano Ronaldo secured an away goal for Juventus as they drew the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Ajax. Ronaldo, who has won the competition five times, netted his 125th Champions League goal just before half-time with a diving header following Joao Cancelo’s cross. However, Brazilian winger David…
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to start Juventus’ Champions League quarter-final with Ajax after recovering from injury, manager Massimiliano Allegri says. Ronaldo, who has been nursing a thigh strain, has not played for Juve since he scored a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid in the last round on 12 March. Allegri says…
The draws for the Champions League quarter-finals are out as Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur will face off in an all-Premier League clash. Manchester United, who staged a dramatic comeback against Paris Saint-Germain to make the last eight, will take on Lionel Messi‘s Barcelona in the other headline tie. Dutch…
A young Ajax’s team stunned 13-time European champions Real Madrid at the Bernabeu to progress from a Champions League knockout tie for the first time in 22 years. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, Erik ten Hag‘s side stormed into an aggregate lead after just 18 minutes through forwards Hakim…
Ajax Amsterdam coach Erik ten Hag is hoping they can mount a Champions League comeback against Real Madrid by capitalising on Sergio Ramos‘s absence through suspension for the holders. Real captain Ramos got a yellow card at the end of their 2-1 win in the last 16, first leg in…
Sergio Ramos has been charged by Uefa with “receiving a yellow card on purpose” in Real Madrid’s Champions League last-16 first leg with Ajax. Ramos fouled Kasper Dolberg in the 89th minute with Real leading 2-1, meaning he is suspended for the second leg. Uefa opened an investigation into the…
