After seeing his team knocked out by Ajax, Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri suggested that the Dutch team have been lucky in the Champions League this season.

Erik ten Hag’s men have knocked out heavyweights Real Madrid and Juve this season and are on course to knock out Tottenham to set up a summit clash with one of Barcelona or Liverpool.

The Juventus boss suggested that injuries and suspensions to the opposition have helped the Dutch side to progress to the semis.

“In the Champions League there are moments when everything goes right, Ajax faced us without us having five players,” said Allegri, according to Sky Sports.

“Then they go to London and they [Tottenham] were missing the [main] striker [Kane], and the other striker [Son] is banned. After 15 minutes the central defender [Vertonghen] gets injured.

“Liverpool had three big scoring chances [against Barcelona], but Barcelona had four and scored three. Why? Because their players are of a higher level and make the difference in certain situations.

“Barcelona has players accustomed to that level and they proved it on the night, regardless of whether Liverpool had a good game or not. It’s like a race. Everyone can run the first 900 metres but very few can run the final 100.”