Champions League: Ajax overcomes Sporting CP 4-2
AMSTERDAM. Ajax tops Sporting CP 4-2.
AMSTERDAM. Ajax defeats Sporting CP 4-2. Ajax took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa who had the assistance of Matteo Passeri and Alessandro Costanzo. The 4th official was Fabio Maresca. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.63 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
Ajax was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sporting CP was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Ajax won the match.
Ajax shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Sporting CP shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 2 yellow cards (P. Schuurs and E. Alvarez). On the opposite side, Sporting CP received 2 yellow cards (D. Braganca and Tabata).
After playing this match, Ajax will have 15 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Sporting CP will stay with 9 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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7'7'
D. Braganca
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8'8'
S. Haller (Penalty)
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22'22'
N. Santos
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35'35'
Tabata
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42'42'
Antony
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44'44'
P. Schuurs
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46'46'
N. Tagliafico
D. Blind
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54'54'
E. Alvarez
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58'58'
D. Neres
P. Schuurs
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60'60'
D. Rensch
P. Schuurs
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60'60'
Paulinho
N. Santos
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60'60'
Pedro Goncalves
T. Tomas
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60'60'
D. Klaassen
D. Neres
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62'62'
S. Berghuis
D. Klaassen
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73'73'
K. Taylor
E. Alvarez
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73'73'
F. Nazinho
G. Esteves
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73'73'
P. Sarabia
M. Ugarte
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77'77'
J. Timber
N. Mazraoui
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78'78'
Tabata
R. Esgaio
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81'81'
D. Essugo
D. Braganca
Next match
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag chose to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Noussair Mazraoui , Perr Schuurs , Lisandro Martínez , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Ryan Gravenberch , Antony , Steven Berghuis , David Neres and Sébastien Haller .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: D. Blind for N. Tagliafico (46′), P. Schuurs for D. Rensch (60′), D. Neres for D. Klaassen (60′), E. Alvarez for K. Taylor (73′) and N. Mazraoui for J. Timber (77′).
Top player: Antony
Probably the most impressive player in Ajax was Antony.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Sporting CP: Formation and Lineups
Sporting CP started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim played with: João Virgínia , Luís Neto , Gonçalo Inácio , Matheus Reis , Gonçalo Esteves , Daniel Bragança , Manuel Ugarte , Ricardo Esgaio , Tiago Tomás , Nuno Santos and Bruno Tabata .
Substitutes
Sporting CP made 5 changes: N. Santos for Paulinho (60′), T. Tomas for Pedro Goncalves (60′), G. Esteves for F. Nazinho (73′), M. Ugarte for P. Sarabia (73′) and D. Braganca for D. Essugo (81′).
Top player: Bruno Tabata
The player who no doubt impressed Sporting CP the most was Bruno Tabata.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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