Firing Ahead
Ajax will look to keep their dream of reaching the Champions League knock-out stages alive when they meet an Auxerre side in something of a state of disarray.
The Dutch runners-up are aiming to keep in close contact with Real Madrid and Milan at the summit of the table, and they took a step towards the last 16 three weeks ago when they earned a home draw with the Rossoneri. Though Zlatan Ibrahimovic cancelled out Mounir El Hamdaoui’s opener, a point was enough to keep the Dutch side in contact with the Italians, who face the daunting prospect of a double-header against los Blancos.
A comfortable 3-0 victory over NAC at the weekend provided the Amsterdam club with an excellent springboard into this fixture, and cemented second place in the Eredivisie for Martin Jol’s side.
2-0 to AJax
2-1 to Ajax though game ahead Auxerre are a decent side