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Why Juventus Will End Their Agonising Wait for Champions League Glory Next Season

On May 22nd 1996, Juventus overcame tournament favourites Ajax on penalties to win their second ever European Cup in one of the greatest finals ever seen in the competition.

More than 50,000 Juve supporters packed in to see them crowned European champions that night, but 23 years, 18 Champions League campaigns and five finals later, the Old Lady have not tasted European glory since.

That wait will end in 2020.

The team they defeated in the 1996 final came back to haunt them in 2019, as a youthful Ajax side provided a massive upset, beating Juve 3-2 on aggregate to progress to the Champions League semi-finals.