Throwback Matchday – Ajax’s return to glory

Tuesday night, March 5th, 2019. Ajax’s eleven walked out into the bright white Bernabeu floodlights. A few weeks prior, the iconic dutch side had played their first match in the Champions League knockouts in 13 years, where they fell 2-1 at home to the current title holders, serial european winners Real Madrid. However, this match was different and the cool, confident spaniards found themselves conceding 4 goals from a scintillating side studded with young stars.

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Ajax and Lyon, 2 Young teams on the unfortunate verge of success in modern football

Currently, in Europe’s top 5 leagues there are 3 teams who are averaging an age of less than 25.5. One of these is Borussia Dortmund, who are currently catching headlines due to their high position in the Bundesliga. Recently, however, Ajax have stood out more since their result against Real Madrid in the Champions League. […]

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