The Ajax of Amsterdam, rival of the Real Madrid in eighth of Champions League

The draw of eighth of final of Champions League 2018-19, celebrated in Nyon (Switzerland), has matched finally to Ajax of Amsterdam and Real Madrid like rivals in the next round of the European tournament more prestigious, after the balls have thrown to film this Monday 17 December in the headquarters of the UEFA, from the 12.00 hours (Spanish hour).

In this occasion treated of a draw conditioned, with the first of group being able to remain matched with the seconds of group, as long as they did not go of the same federation futbolística, and with the parties of gone contesting in the field of the teams that remained seconds in his respective liguillas, playing afterwards the parties of turn in the field of the first qualifiers.

The case is that in this round of eighth of final the Real Madrid will have to confront to the Ajax of Amsterdam, that won 0-8 in the last day of the Eredivisie and that has to Matthijs of Ligt and Frenkie of Jong like his big young talents. The Ajax is a team in upper case, that jointly can put in a lot of difficulties to the Real Madrid.

Taking into account the critical situation of game in which it finds the Real Madrid of Santiago Solari, would not be odd that gave a possible surprise in the round of eighth of final, if the Ajax of Amsterdam shows his best version and the group merengue continues giving tumbos to base of irregularity. In spite of everything, the big stars that has the Real Madrid could decant the scales.

The turn, in Santiago Bernabéu

The party of gone will play in Johan Cruyff Stadium on 13 February, whereas the one of turn will contest in Santiago Bernabéu on 5 March. Of this way, can say that the Madrid will have the advantage to be able to resolve the eliminatory -or struggle it to the end- in his own stadium.

The Ajax of Amsterdam sure that it will not be happy to confront to the valid champion of the competition during the three last seasons, to the time that Emilio Butragueño, the representative of the Real Madrid in the celebrated draw in Nyon, neither will be of the all convinced with an Ajax that, definitely, can put in serious difficulties to the merengues.