Champions League Ajax Amsterdam – Sturm Graz 25/07/2018

Champions League Ajax Amsterdam – Sturm Graz

After selling Justin Kluivert to AS Roma, Ajax strengthened by registering the return of Dany Blind and the purchase of Serbian Dusan Tadic. Their season begins this Wednesday against the Austrian team Sturm Graz. The two teams finished respectively second in their championship last season. This first leg will take place in Amsterdam at the Johan Cruijff Arena. Admittedly, Ajax have won only one match in these friendly matches, but they can be trusted to go up one level to get a qualification. The squad has remained virtually unchanged since last season. If you want to do a review of the workforce, in the important players, we count only the departure, for the moment, Justin Kluivert. In recent hours, Hakim Ziyech, who was also announced starting, should stay one more year in Amsterdam. The club’s sporting director also closed the door with his nuggets like Frenkie de Jong, Donny van de Beek and Matthijs de Ligt. A news that could only please his coach Erik ten Hag, he can resume the path of the grounds serenely. On the Austrian side, the pre-season went like clockwork with 5 wins and 2 losses in 7 games.

KEY STATS

Sturm Graz will be able to count on the second best scorer of last season, Deni Alar, author of 20 goals.

Ajax can count on the return of its globalists Dusan Tadic and Hakin Ziyech and on the return to the fold of Dany Blind

This match will be played in Amsterdam.

Ajax will be without Vaclav Cerny, Joel Veltman and Hassane Bandé because of injury.

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The Dutch historical club, Ajax Amsterdam receives the Austrian team Sturm Graz in the second qualifying round for the Champions League. Unbalanced debate on paper, a gap that widens further with the arrival of Dany Blind and Dusan Tadic to Ajax. Ajax had to do without his executives, gone to the World Cup, during the pre-season. This fact may explain why Ajax has had bad results in its friendly matches. As for the Austrians, they showed good things with an entire team. This Austrian team has had trouble coming to bother Ajax, accustomed to major events, more at home. A clear victory for Ajax is to be expected.

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