Six more games and then it will be clear where AZ will end the Eredivisie season. The current number four in the ranking will face PEC Zwolle on Sunday. Trainer Pascal Jansen about the meeting with the last player and the final phase of this season. “We are aiming for third place.”
The third place, because Ajax and PSV play the cup final, provides a ticket for the preliminary round of the Europa League and the fourth place a ticket for the preliminary round of the Conference League. AZ is going for the highest achievable and that is position three in the ranking. The difference between Feyenoord and AZ is only three points. The Rotterdammers will visit Heracles Almelo this weekend.
Mees de Wit
With PEC Zwolle, AZ will meet the number eighteen of the competition. The people of Zwolle lost the last four matches, but each time with only one goal difference. Earlier this season won AZ home narrowly from PEC Zwolle (3-2). Striking man with two hits for the Blauwvingers was Mees de Wit. It now appears that AZ interest has in the 23-year-old winger.
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Fredrik Midtsjo
AZ had a very bad month in March. With eliminations in the Conference League and the KNVB Cup, AZ also lost its fourth place in the competition. An important reason for this lesser period was the absence of Fredrik Midtsjø. The Norwegian missed all matches last month due to an injury. Midtjsø returned against Vitesse last weekend and that immediately affected the result, because AZ won 3-1†
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The match PEC Zwolle – AZ starts on Sunday at 8 p.m. During Thursday’s training, Fredrik Midtsjø trained separately and defender Bruno Martins Indi stayed inside.