With Inter, Ajax will meet last season’s losing Champions League finalist. INTER also lost the final in 2023. “We really play against a top team, with many qualities. Everyone will think we are hopeless,” said Heitinga. “It is up to us to show that we are moving. We will have to be good in everything. I would have preferred a team like Inter a little later in the tournament.”
Loss
Ajax lost points against Go Ahead Eagles (2-2) and FC Volendam (1-1) in the Eredivisie. Against PEC Zwolle (3-1), Heitinga was satisfied with the first half on Saturday and not about the second. “Before the break you saw certain things that you want to see again. You don’t have the certainty that we can show that again. We play against one of the strongest teams in Europe. We have to be very sharp, alert and stuck at the ball.”
Ajax continued today with a complete group. The first match in the main tournament of the Champions League for Ajax starts on Wednesday at 9 p.m. The competition can be followed via the live blog on www.nhsport.nl.