Kick Off: Fans brand Juve 'waste of money'; 'Smalling awoken the beast of Messi'

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TOP HEADLINES

'A waste of money!' - Fans mock Juve's gamble as Ajax end Ronaldo's UCL dream

The Italian side's huge investment in the Portuguese to try and secure Champions League glory has ended in failure.

'Smalling woke the beast up after clattering Messi in 1st leg'

Rio Ferdinand has suggested that Chris Smalling is partly to blame for Lionel Messi's superb two-goal display against Manchester United.

MATCH REPORTS

Juventus 1-2 Ajax (2-3 agg): De Ligt sends CR7 out of UCL for 1st time in 4 yrs

Donny van de Beek and Matthijs de Ligt scored the goals as Ajax ended Juventus' Champions League campaign at the quarter-final stage.

Barca 3-0 Man Utd (4-0 agg): Dominant Messi sends Catalans into UCL semi-finals

Lionel Messi scored twice to send Barcelona into the Champions League last four at the expense of Manchester United.

WHAT THEY SAY

Allegri: Even Ronaldo couldn't overcome 'emergency situation' at Juventus

The star man scored in both legs of the Italian side's Champions League tie, but it wasn't enough to carry Juve through to the last four

'He brought his A game tonight' - Even Lingard enjoys Messi's Man Utd show

The Argentine led Barcelona to the Champions League semi-finals with a pair of goals against Man Utd on Tuesday

'This shows who we are' - Messi so happy for Barcelona to reach UCL semi-finals

Lionel Messi spoke to Spanish TV station Movistar after the 3-0 win over Manchester United on Tuesday which saw Barca reach the Champions League semi-finals.

Zidane admits Hazard can't fill Ronaldo's void at Real Madrid

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has conceded that it will be nigh on impossible to find a suitable replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Guardiola claims he didn't come to Man City to win the Champions League

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has declared that winning the Champions League was not his or the team's primary objective when he signed for the English club.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Did Coutinho send a message to the Camp Nou with his celebration?

Philippe Coutinho once again showed a glimpse of his form from his days at Liverpool as he fired a beautiful shot into the top right corner of David de Gea's goal, yet his celebration was intriguing to say the least.

Camp Nou cheers as Ajax knock Juventus out of Champions League

There were cheers at Camp Nou as Ajax came from behind to beat Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus to make the Champions League semifinal.

Man Utd post picture of Drake wearing Barca shirt ahead of UCL clash

'The Curse Of Drake' is one of the most talked about things in football right now, even Manchester United are trying to get in on the act.

ALL FOR FOOTBALL

Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah named All Football Player of the Week

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been named All Football Player of the Week.

IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS

Miracle comeback vindicates Ajax philosophy and casts blame on Ronaldo & Juve

Once again, one of the great upsets in Champions League history felt sort of inevitable.

Messi's genius is enough to win title - Winners & losers from Barca 3-0 Man Utd

In a one-sided night of football, Barcelona blew Manchester United away 3-0.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Lionel Messi destroyed United's defence like this...

FIXTURES OF THE DAY (CET)

21:00   Champions League quarter-finals second leg

Porto vs Liverpool (1st leg score: 0-2)

Man City vs Tottenham (1st leg score: 0-1)

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