In the Europa League, Ajax lost 2-0 to English side Brighton. The Amsterdam team played a weak match and the home team never ran into problems.
Not much happened in the opening phase of the match. It wasn’t until the twentieth minute that there was the first big chance of the match. James Milner shot into the hands of Ajax keeper Diant Ramaj.
After that the home team became stronger and stronger. In the 41st minute it was Joao Pedro who easily tapped in the rebound for Brighton. Trailing 1-0, Ajax went to the dressing room.
The Amsterdam team started the second half poorly. Brighton striker Ansu Fati was able to make it 2-0 with playful ease. Shortly afterwards, Steven Berghuis shot on the post after a nice individual action. The Amsterdammers tried to become dangerous, but were unable to create anything.
The last fifteen minutes were soporific and Ajax’s game became worse and worse. Little happened and interim coach Hedwiges Maduro lost his first match as interim coach. Ajax will visit PSV on Sunday. It is expected that John van ‘t Schip will then be presented as the new trainer of Ajax.
Situation
The other match in group E was between Olympique Marseille and AEK Athens. The French won 3-1. This puts Marseille in the lead in the group with five points from three games. Ajax is last with one point from three games.
Ajax line-up: Ramaj; Gaaei, Šutalo, Hato, Sosa; Tahirović (Van den Boomen/60), Taylor, Berghuis (Godts/60); Forbs (Hlynsson/46), Brobbey (Akpom/75), Bergwijn (Vos/75).