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18:49
For the first time, the hosts come into the opposing penalty area. Taylor gets the ball on the left and pulls into the box. He wants to serve Kudus on the left baseline, the Rangers block the pass.
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18:46
Referee Stieler releases the game. The Rangers toast.
18:33
Rangers were undefeated this season. After four wins and a draw, head coach Van Bronckhorst’s team suffered their first defeat of the season in a city duel against Celtic Glasgow. In the end, the Rangers lost 4-0. The Gers are five points behind city rivals Celtic and second in the Scottish league on 13 points. The “Light Blues” qualified for the Champions League through the third qualifying round. There, the Scots first won against the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 3-0, in the play-off games the Rangers then defeated PSV Eindhoven 3-2 on aggregate.
18:25
Ajax were eliminated by Benfica in the last 16 of the Champions League last year. The Dutch are undefeated this season. Head coach Schreuder’s team has won five of their first five league games and leads the Dutch Eredivisie with 15 points. Most recently there was a 4-0 win against Cambuur Leeuwarden.
18:13
The guests are also making a change. Coach Van Bronckhorst made one change to his squad from last weekend’s 4-0 defeat by Celtic. For Davis (bank), Wright starts from the start today.
18:01
Ajax head coach Schreuder rotates two positions today compared to the 4-0 win in the domestic league. Taylor and Kudus are in the starting eleven for Klaassen and Brobbey.
17:47
Welcome to the first match day of Group A in the UEFA Champions League in the 2022/23 season. Ajax Amsterdam host Glasgow Rangers at 18.45 at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam. The German referee Tobias Stieler from Hamburg leads the game.