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Frenkie de Jong emulates Sergio Busquets in Champions League

Frenkie de Jong put in yet another impressive performance for Ajax on Wednesday night in their Champions League quarter-final draw against Juventus.

The midfielder, who will join Barcelona in the summer, played a key role as the Dutch side held the Italian champions in Amsterdam.

117 - Frenkie de Jong (21 years, 333 days) is the youngest player with at least 117 touches in a Champions League game from the quarter-finals onwards since Sergio Busquets in 2010 v Inter. DNA. pic.twitter.com/GhSjCzwkUI

— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) April 10, 2019

Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus in front in the tie, before David Neres levelled for Ajax to leave the quarter-final finely balanced ahead of the second leg.