The team from Amsterdam held out for almost an hour against Galatasaray, but then Victor Osimhen scored with a header and the striker took advantage of two penalties in the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
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“This result felt flattering. We did a good and disciplined job for about sixty minutes. We were comfortable and played good football at times. They make a good striker’s goal, which you have to avoid,” said Heitinga for Ziggo Sports.
Heitinga: „Things must really go the other way for us now. For about sixty minutes I saw that there was growth. The fighting spirit is always there. The team fights for each other.”
Heitinga feels support from management and players
Heitinga thinks that the management and players of Ajax still support him. “I still feel confident,” he said at the press conference after the defeat to Galatasaray. “I will remain combative and I will never leave. I am a boy of the club. I will always continue to fight for Ajax.”
What does Youri Baas say after Ajax-Galatasaray?
Defender Youri Baas was clear after the 0-3 defeat: “It just wasn’t good enough. We didn’t create enough chances, those are just the facts.”
“It was quite stable in the first half. We didn’t give up many chances. We just didn’t take the next step in how we could put pressure. It was unstable, especially in the attacking game. You can see that we didn’t really create big opportunities,” said Baas in front of the camera. Ziggo Sports
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| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | |
| 2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +11 | |
| 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +7 | |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +9 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | |
| 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | |
| 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +5 | |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | |
| 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +5 | |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +5 | |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | |
| 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | |
| 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | |
| 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | |
| 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | |
| 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -4 | |
| 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | |
| 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | |
| 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | |
| 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -5 | |
| 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -8 | |
| 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | |
| 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | |
| 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | |
| 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -4 | |
| 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -8 | |
| 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -9 | |
| 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -6 | |
| 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -13 |