“.........De Ligt!!!!!...... Irrepressible!!!!. Ajax have come to the Old Lady, and turned the furniture upside down.....”
Peter Drury, BT Sport 3 for UCL Quarterfinal between Juventus and Ajax on Tuesday, 16th April, 2019.
This sport never ceases to amaze. Once again, the mantra was held on to by the Dutchmen: fortune favours the brave. Barcelona were certainly brave alright. Messi tearing up another English opposition. That’s 24 in 32 against EPL opposition. Next up, Pep and Klopp’s turn to try and get a ticket, although Spurs and Porto have other ideas.
Manchester City, have lost only once this season, in all competitions, against Lyon back in September. Don’t be swayed by that, there is a love affair with the unfancied here. Just ask Cris and Ney. Tottenham, without the Kane Man, know one away goal could almost kill the tie. Clubs smelling blood given the exit of Mr UCL last night. There may be something here at the Etihad tonight.
Former Porto winger (and current manager) Sergio Conceição, looks to emulate the exploits of a certain Portuguese in 2004. Famed veteran Kepler Pepe geeing up His teammates. Liverpool, on the back of that impressive 2-0 win v Chelsea, know they’ve only got to keep a clean sheet. And yeah, there’s one who’s meant for that. Virgil Van Dijk’s exploits arguably the telling reason why Liverpool have such an imperious defensive record. The Estadio Da Dragao could be a cauldron when needed. They can’t turn over a 2-goal deficit, can they?
Predictions
I am going to stick my neck out here.
- Manchester City will have it tough, but they will progress.
- Liverpool’s away record will come hurt them again. Porto to make it a tie to remember. Porto to go through.
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Ah, here we go again. A certain African Blogger couldn’t believe his eyes yesterday. Could it be Messi’s, or Pep’s year? Feel different about Ajax now? We’re always loving this game.
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