Champions League: Napoli beats Ajax 6-1 after a incredible match
AMSTERDAM. Napoli overcomes Ajax 6-1 after a incredible match.
AMSTERDAM. Napoli defeats Ajax 6-1 after a incredible match. Napoli took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
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 François Letexier with the help of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Jeremy Stinat. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.84 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 56% while Ajax was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Ajax was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Napoli found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Ajax shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Napoli shot 26 times, 12 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Ajax received 3 yellow cards (J. Timber, D. Tadic and M. Kudus). On the opposite side, Napoli received 2 yellow cards (G. Raspadori and L. Spalletti).
D. Tadic (Ajax) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (73′).
After this match, Ajax stays with 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. while Napoli has 6 points (1st).
Match Events
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9'9'
M. Kudus
K. Taylor
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18'18'
G. Raspadori
M. Olivera
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21'21'
G. Raspadori
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22'22'
Luciano Spalletti
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31'31'
J. Timber
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34'34'
G. Di Lorenzo
K. Kvaratskhelia
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38'38'
D. Tadic
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45'45'
P. Zielinski
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46'46'
T. Ndombele
P. Zielinski
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47'47'
G. Raspadori
A. Z. Anguissa
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63'63'
K. Kvaratskhelia
G. Raspadori
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64'64'
E. Elmas
K. Kvaratskhelia
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65'65'
G. Simeone
G. Raspadori
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72'72'
Davy Klaassen
Kenneth Taylor
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72'72'
Brian Brobbey
Steven Berghuis
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73'73'
D. Tadic
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80'80'
G. Gaetano
S. Lobotka
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80'80'
F. Grillitsch
J. Timber
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81'81'
G. Simeone
T. Ndombele
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84'84'
A. Zanoli
G. Di Lorenzo
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85'85'
Y. Baas
D. Rensch
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90'90'
M. Kudus
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Ajax will play away against Napoli on the 12th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Napoli (0 draws).
Napoli will host Ajax on the 12th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Napoli (0 draws).
Ajax: Formation and Lineups
Ajax started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alfred Schreuder chose to play with the following team: Remko Pasveer , Devyne Rensch , Jurriën Timber , Calvin Bassey , Daley Blind , Edson Álvarez , Kenneth Taylor , Dušan Tadić , Steven Berghuis , Steven Bergwijn and Mohammed Kudus .
Substitutes
Ajax made 4 changes: S. Berghuis for B. Brobbey (72′), K. Taylor for D. Klaassen (72′), J. Timber for F. Grillitsch (80′) and D. Rensch for Y. Baas (85′).
Top player: Mohammed Kudus
Probably the most impressive player in Ajax was Mohammed Kudus.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Luciano Spalletti played with: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Min-jae Kim , Mathías Olivera , André Zambo Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Piotr Zieliński , Hirving Lozano , Giacomo Raspadori and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: P. Zielinski for T. Ndombele (46′), K. Kvaratskhelia for E. Elmas (64′), G. Raspadori for G. Simeone (65′), S. Lobotka for G. Gaetano (80′) and G. Di Lorenzo for A. Zanoli (84′).
Top player: André Zambo Anguissa
The player who no doubt impressed Napoli the most was André Zambo Anguissa even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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