Champions League: 5 players who were poor in mid-week

FC Barcelona v Manchester United - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg
FC Barcelona v Manchester United - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg

#1 Mattia De Sciglio

Juventus v Ajax - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg
Juventus v Ajax - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg

Like his teammate Paulo Dybala, Mattia De Sciglio was utterly ineffective in this match and allowed Ajax's strikers to trample all over him as they marched on towards goal.

From the get-go, De Sciglio looked out of his depth at right-back, unable to deal with Neres at all throughout the game. And when Dusan Tadic began to float out to that flank, De Sciglio had even more trouble defending Juventus from the oncoming attacking moves.

His lack of composure and discipline on the ball led to Ajax scoring the first goal through van de Beek just after Ronaldo had scored the opener for Juventus, and in total, just one dribble, two tackles and one aerial battle won, simply isn't good enough for a player at this level.

Massimiliano Allegri will be watching the market this summer as he looks to rebuild his backline; De Sciglio may very well be one of the players that gets offloaded, given his current form...

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Edited by Zaid Khan
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