“This didn’t have to be at all,” says Buurmeester after the Domper against Sparta. Just before time, AZ came on the same level via Mexx Meerdink, but in the very last minute the Rotterdammers still took the full booty. “If you look at the opportunities, you just have to make a few and then there is nothing wrong. I too should have made one.”

AS Roma

Trainer Maarten Martens also missed the efficiency among his players. “It was just not easy, but it wasn’t good enough today.” Striking, because AZ booked a handsome European home victory on the Italian superpower AS Roma (1-0) last Thursday. “These competitions are very difficult to compare.”

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