Ajax will host the European champions in the first leg on Wednesday, a game that comes straight after their loss to lowly Heracles, who recovered from a run of three straight losses before they hosted, and beat Ajax 1 – 0 on Saturday. Ajax are five points behind PSV Eindhoven in the league race after that loss and they will be keen to get back to winning ways when Real Madrid comes touring. At the group stage level, Ajax finished second to Bayern Munich in Group E after wrapping it up with a 3 – 3 draw with the Germans, leaving a two point cushion between the two with Bayern having managed 14 points. Ajax have not tasted defeat in the last 14 Champions League matches; of course they started from the preliminary stages in this campaign. Still they have done well, and they have no loss in the last nine Champions League games at home. They will however have a different kind of challenge when they take on Real Madrid. The Spanish giants had a shaky start to the season but have recovered well and will have their tails up after an impressive 3 – 1 win over Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Real are unbeaten in the last seven matches and six of them are wins. At the group stages Real lost twice to CSKA Moscow but in the process finished top of Group G. The two losses are among the four losses the team has suffered in the last 18 Champions League matches. Real have won eight of their last 10 away matches in the Champions League and have failed to score just once in the last 16 away matches in the competition.
Real Madrid are in excellent form being unbeaten in last 7 games. They beat Athletico Madrid 3-1 away from home. Ajax on the other side of coin have a 2-1-2 record in the last 5 games. They were hammered 6-2 recently in the league by Feyernoord. I expect Madrid to win this game quite easily. Real Madrid has started to win again, and are closing the gap up to Barcelona and I think they can win the title. Tomorrows game against Ajax away I think they can win easily.
Ajax have found their mojo and are a decent force again, but there is a combination of old and young. Tadic has the creative spark. Hakim Ziyech and Klaas Jan Huntelaar are scoring. They have never changed their philosophy on how they wanted to master the art of entertaining football. Young players are probably not as good as they should be, but they are covering it with Daley Blind, who is back now. It is about understanding the club and integrating young players into the football club that they know. I have always had a lot of respect for them. They have a lovely stadium in the centre of the city, and one of the most iconic kits. They have the history behind them and I would love to see them back among the best. They are capable of upsetting Real Madrid but it's great to see them here. This is the game to watch.
L'Ajax va devoir sortir un énorme match pour croire à l'exploit et tenter de sortir le triple tenant du titre. Avec des difficultés récentes entrevues en championnat, l'objectif s'annonce difficile mais rien n'est impossible sur une manche aller-retour. Cependant, les joueurs madrilènes sont en pleine forme, viennent de remporter un derby très important face à l'Atletico et veulent aller décrocher une 4ème couronne consécutive. Au vu des formes des deux équipes, on mise sur une victoire de Madrid.
Real Madrid are in excellent form being unbeaten in last 7 games. They beat Athletico Madrid 3-1 away from home. Ajax on the other side of coin have a 2-1-2 record in the last 5 games. They were hammered 6-2 recently in the league by Feyernoord. I expect Madrid to win this game quite easily
Ajax will host the European champions in the first leg on Wednesday, a game that comes straight after their loss to lowly Heracles, who recovered from a run of three straight losses before they hosted, and beat Ajax 1 – 0 on Saturday. Ajax are five points behind PSV Eindhoven in the league race after that loss and they will be keen to get back to winning ways when Real Madrid comes touring. At the group stage level, Ajax finished second to Bayern Munich in Group E after wrapping it up with a 3 – 3 draw with the Germans, leaving a two point cushion between the two with Bayern having managed 14 points. Ajax have not tasted defeat in the last 14 Champions League matches; of course they started from the preliminary stages in this campaign. Still they have done well, and they have no loss in the last nine Champions League games at home. They will however have a different kind of challenge when they take on Real Madrid. The Spanish giants had a shaky start to the season but have recovered well and will have their tails up after an impressive 3 – 1 win over Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Real are unbeaten in the last seven matches and six of them are wins. At the group stages Real lost twice to CSKA Moscow but in the process finished top of Group G. The two losses are among the four losses the team has suffered in the last 18 Champions League matches. Real have won eight of their last 10 away matches in the Champions League and have failed to score just once in the last 16 away matches in the competition.