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'We can get a result there' - Ten Hag backs Ajax for semi-final after draw with Juve

Erik ten Hag said Ajax can reach the Champions League semi-finals if they have "100 per cent belief" following their 1-1 draw with Juventus.

The Cinderella story of this season's competition, Ajax produced another impressive performance in Wednesday's first-leg quarter-final clash in Amsterdam, where David Neres cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo's opener.

Ajax – who stunned three-time reigning champions Real Madrid in the last 16 – were dominant against Juve at the Johan Cruijff ArenA, with the Dutch giants unfortunate not to add to Neres' 46th-minute equaliser.

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After Frenkie de Jong and a youthful Ajax side starred again, head coach Ten Hag told reporters: "I think we pushed our boundaries again this night.