Steven Berghuis not available
Steven Berghuis is still missing. He has been sidelined for five weeks with a groin injury. Grim does not yet know whether Berghuis can take action before the winter break.
The interim coach of Ajax did not want to reveal his line-up, but there seems to be a good chance that he will change his basic formation for the match against Excelsior in a number of positions. “I think there is a lot of competition within the squad because we are not winning the games we want to win,” he said.
Ajax and Benfica are the only clubs to have lost all four matches in the Champions League.