Ajax skipper stunned by victory over Juve

Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt said he was lost for words after his wonderful header dumped Juventus out of the Champions League on Tuesday in a “bizarre” 3-2 aggregate win.

The young Dutch side backed up their 4-1 humbling of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the last 16 by stunning Cristiano Ronaldo and Juve 2-1 in Turin.

The four-time winners will face either Manchester City or Tottenham in their first lastfour appearance since 1997.

“It’s bizarre, it’s not normal. I have no words for it,” the 19-year-old De Ligt said.

“We have shown, once again, that we are very strong and that we can make it difficult for bigger teams.”

Ronaldo had put Juve ahead before the half-hour mark, but Donny van de Beek quickly levelled, and De Ligt finished the job in the 67th minute as Ajax utterly dominated the second half.

Barcelona-bound Frenkie de Jong turned in another strong display in midfield, with Dusan Tadic and Hakim Ziyech continuing their excellent form up front.

Meanwhile, coach Massimiliano Allegri announced on Tuesday he would be staying on as coach with the Italian giants next season despite another Champions League disappointment.

“I met the [club] president [Andrea Agnelli] a couple of days ago and told him that I will stay at Juventus.

“I think that during these past five years we’ve worked well, the players have progressed,” Allegri, 51, who arrived in Turin at the beginning of the 2014-2015 season, told a media conference.