UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, January 30, 2025
Galatasaray WWDDW 1
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Ajax Amsterdam DWLWL 2
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Johan Cruijff Arena · 54,100 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

Ajax end Galatasaray's long unbeaten streak with Europa League win

Ajax Amsterdam made sure of a place in the Europa League playoffs as they beat Galatasaray 2-1 at home on Thursday and went above the Turkish league leaders in the final group standings.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
10
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
8
61.1
Possession
38.9
28
SHOTS
12
9
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
493
Accurate Passes
304
566
Passes
372
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
0
40
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.0
40
Long Balls
66
23
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
7
11
Tackles
16
0.9
Tackle %
0.4
3
Interceptions
16
17
Effective Clearances
44
17
Clearances
44

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 22Remko PasveerG
  2. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  3. 37Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 4Jorrel HatoLB
  5. 3Anton GaaeiRB
  6. 6Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 8Kenneth TaylorLM
  8. 28Kian Fitz-JimRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 11Mika GodtsLF
  11. 20Bertrand TraoréRF

GAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Fernando MusleraG
  2. 42Abdülkerim BardakçiCD-L
  3. 6Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 18Berkan KutluLB
  5. 23Kaan AyhanRB
  6. 10Dries MertensAM
  7. 20Gabriel GomesLM
  8. 34Lucas TorreiraRM
  9. 45Victor OsimhenF
  10. 53Baris Alper YilmazAM-L
  11. 11Yunus AkgünAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Mika Godts because of an injury.
  2. 23' Goal! Ajax 1, Galatasaray 0. Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 38' Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 58' Goal! Ajax 2, Galatasaray 0. Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
  6. 61' Substitution, Galatasaray. Elias Jelert replaces Yunus Akgün because of an injury.
  7. 61' Substitution, Galatasaray. Michy Batshuayi replaces Berkan Kutlu.
  8. 69' Substitution, Galatasaray. Yusuf Demir replaces Dries Mertens.
  9. 72' Bertrand Traoré (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 73' Substitution, Ajax. Steven Berghuis replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  11. 73' Substitution, Ajax. Wout Weghorst replaces Brian Brobbey.
  12. 77' Substitution, Ajax. Jorthy Mokio replaces Kian Fitz-Jim.
  13. 77' Substitution, Ajax. Daniele Rugani replaces Jordan Henderson because of an injury.
  14. 79' Davinson Sánchez (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, Galatasaray. Efe Akman replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  16. 89' Substitution, Galatasaray. Victor Nelsson replaces Davinson Sánchez.
  17. 90'+4' Goal! Ajax 2, Galatasaray 1. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.