Ajax receives painful lesson in effectiveness from Benfica and is out of the Champions League

After a blistering and clear group stage, Benfica immediately knocked Ajax out of the Champions League in the eighth final. After the 2-2 in Lisbon, the ambitious team from Amsterdam ran hard in the Portuguese knife despite a swirling Johan Cruijff Arena: 0-1. Darwin Núñez knocked André Onana in the air for the decisive goal.

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