UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 17, 2019
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Ajax Amsterdam WDWWW 3
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Match Report

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Ajax dominate Lille in UCL opening match

Ajax Amsterdam gave a powerful reminder of their Champions League potential with a resounding 3-0 win over Lille in Amsterdam on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
6
38.3
Possession
61.7
17
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
297
Accurate Passes
541
383
Passes
637
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
56
20
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
15
Effective Tackles
14
20
Tackles
33
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
21
Interceptions
24
17
Effective Clearances
20
17
Clearances
20

Lineups

AJA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 3Joël VeltmanCD-R
  4. 31Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 28Sergiño DestRB
  6. 11Quincy PromesAM
  7. 21Lisandro MartínezLM
  8. 4Edson ÁlvarezRM
  9. 10Dusan TadicF
  10. 7David NeresAM-L
  11. 22Hakim ZiyechAM-R

LILL · 4-4-2

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 4Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 29Domagoj BradaricLB
  5. 17Zeki ÇelikRB
  6. 24Boubakary SoumaréCM-L
  7. 21Benjamin AndréCM-R
  8. 14Jonathan BambaLM
  9. 18Renato SanchesRM
  10. 10Jonathan IkonéCF-L
  11. 7Victor OsimhenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Ajax 1, Lille 0. Quincy Promes (Ajax) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico with a cross.
  2. 39' Renato Sanches (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 39' André Onana (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 50' Goal! Ajax 2, Lille 0. Edson Álvarez (Ajax) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by David Neres.
  5. 62' Goal! Ajax 3, Lille 0. Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
  6. 63' Substitution, Lille. Luiz Araújo replaces Renato Sanches.
  7. 63' Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
  8. 77' Substitution, Ajax. Noa Lang replaces Hakim Ziyech.
  9. 77' Substitution, Lille. Xeka replaces Boubakary Soumaré.
  10. 83' Substitution, Ajax. Klaas Jan Huntelaar replaces David Neres.
  11. 88' Substitution, Ajax. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp replaces Lisandro Martínez because of an injury.

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