Ajax Amsterdam Defender Salutes the Greatness of Cristiano Ronaldo

DBasia.news –  Matthijs de Ligt, strong Ajax Amsterdam defender, praised his opponent, Cristiano Ronaldo, as a formidable opponent because of his sharp goal scoring. De Ligt assessed Ronaldo as a predator in the opponent’s penalty box.

Juventus played 1-1 against Ajax Amsterdam in the first leg of the 2018-2019 Champions League quarter-final, at Johan Cruyff Arena, Wednesday (10/4) local time. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the visitors’ goal.

The Portuguese national team player gore Joao Cancelo’s bait in the 45th minute. He ran past two Ajax defenders and his header could not be pushed over by Onana.

“Ronaldo’s best quality, regardless of his talent, he is the best predator in the penalty box. He saw the opportunity, only a small gap, and he did it very quickly. He ran to the area between two players,” De Ligt said as Four Four Two reported .

“We knew that we could not provide a gap in the back line against Juventus. As they had prepared it. We did it and tried to find a hole in their defense.”

Ajax equalized the position at the start of the second half. Neres who did a puncture from the left side fired a shot that could not be contained by Szczesny.

“I think we have done quite well. We have a team with a lot of potential and it tends to appear fully in Champions League matches,” he added.

“We work very hard with each other. We proved today that Ajax is in the Champions League quarter-finals not by accident,” De Ligt said.

“Of course, Juventus are strong at home. Everyone knows that and it will be challenging in the second leg,” paparya.

The 34-year-old has scored 125 goals in 161 matches in the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo is predicted to be the mainstay of La Vecchhia Signora in the second leg which will be held at Juventus Stadium on Wednesday (17/4).