Champions League: Liverpool tops Ajax 3-0
AMSTERDAM. Liverpool was finally too strong for Ajax.
AMSTERDAM. Liverpool was eventually too strong for Ajax with the goal of M. Salah (42′), D. Nunez (49′) and H. Elliott (52′).
The match was played at the Johan Cruijff Arena stadium in Amsterdam on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the help of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín. The 4th official was César Soto Grado. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.83 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Ajax was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Liverpool that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Ajax was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Liverpool found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Ajax shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Ajax. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Liverpool.
After playing this match, Ajax will stay with 3 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Liverpool will have 9 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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42'42'
M. Salah
J. Henderson
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49'49'
D. Nunez
A. Robertson
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52'52'
H. Elliott
M. Salah
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58'58'
M. Kudus
D. Klaassen
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58'58'
O. Wijndal
D. Blind
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63'63'
C. Jones
D. Nunez
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63'63'
K. Taylor
B. Brobbey
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71'71'
J. Milner
J. Henderson
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71'71'
F. Carvalho
H. Elliott
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71'71'
S. Bajcetic
Fabinho
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85'85'
F. Conceicao
S. Berghuis
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85'85'
F. Grillitsch
E. Alvarez
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87'87'
K. Tsimikas
A. Robertson
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Ajax will play away against Rangers on the 1st of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (0 draws).
Liverpool will host Napoli on the 1st of November with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (2 draws).
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Alfred Schreuder chose to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Jorge Sánchez , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Daley Blind , Davy Klaassen , Edson Álvarez , Steven Berghuis , Steven Bergwijn , Brian Brobbey and Dušan Tadić .
Substitutes
Ajax made 5 changes: D. Klaassen for M. Kudus (58′), D. Blind for O. Wijndal (58′), B. Brobbey for K. Taylor (63′), S. Berghuis for F. Conceicao (85′) and E. Alvarez for F. Grillitsch (85′).
Top player: Edson Álvarez
The player who no doubt impressed Ajax the most was Edson Álvarez.
His rating is with 48 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Liverpool: Formation and Lineups
Liverpool started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Joe Gomez , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Harvey Elliott , Fabinho , Jordan Henderson , Roberto Firmino , Darwin Núñez and Mohamed Salah .
Substitutes
Liverpool made 5 changes: D. Nunez for C. Jones (63′), J. Henderson for J. Milner (71′), H. Elliott for F. Carvalho (71′), Fabinho for S. Bajcetic (71′) and A. Robertson for K. Tsimikas (87′).
Top player: Mohamed Salah
The player who no doubt impressed Liverpool the most was Mohamed Salah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
