UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Internazionale WWWLL 2
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Ajax Amsterdam WDWDW 0
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Johan Cruijff Arena · 52,288 att. · CBSSN

Match Report

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Marcus Thuram scores twice as Inter Milan ease past Ajax

Marcus Thuram netted a brace of headers as Inter Milan earned a 2-0 Champions League victory over Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
43.6
Possession
56.4
14
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
328
Accurate Passes
452
405
Passes
518
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
23
0.5
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
44
23
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
9
22
Effective Clearances
23
22
Clearances
23

Head to Head

INT leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Vitezslav JarosG
  2. 15Youri BaasCD-L
  3. 4Kou ItakuraCD-R
  4. 5Owen WijndalLB
  5. 3Anton GaaeiRB
  6. 6Youri RegeerCM
  7. 8Kenneth TaylorLM
  8. 18Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 25Wout WeghorstF
  10. 11Mika GodtsLF
  11. 17Oliver EdvardsenRF

INT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Yann SommerG
  2. 6Stefan de VrijCD
  3. 95Alessandro BastoniCD-L
  4. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  5. 22Henrikh MkhitaryanCM-L
  6. 23Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  7. 20Hakan ÇalhanogluAM
  8. 32Federico DimarcoLM
  9. 2Denzel DumfriesRM
  10. 94Pio EspositoCF-L
  11. 9Marcus ThuramCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 42' Goal! Ajax 0, Inter Milan 1. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
  3. 47' Goal! Ajax 0, Inter Milan 2. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
  4. 63' Substitution, Ajax. James McConnell replaces Kenneth Taylor because of an injury.
  5. 63' Substitution, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg replaces Wout Weghorst.
  6. 67' Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 69' Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  8. 73' Youri Baas (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 76' Substitution, Ajax. Raúl Moro replaces Mika Godts.
  10. 76' Substitution, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh replaces Youri Regeer.
  11. 80' Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Nicolò Barella.
  12. 80' Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
  13. 84' Substitution, Ajax. Josip Sutalo replaces Ko Itakura.
  14. 87' Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  15. 87' Substitution, Inter Milan. Ange-Yoan Bonny replaces Marcus Thuram.

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