Ajax Amsterdam and Benfica they face each other in 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg. The Portuguese team qualified as second, in this case in the Group Ebehind the Bayern de Munichbut ahead of FC Barcelona. El Ajaxon the other hand, did it as the first ahead of the Sporting Lisbon and Borussia Dortmundrespectively.
The Benfica tied in his feud of Da Luz against that Ajax from Amsterdam (2-2), who now wants to win the tie in the AmsterdamArena. Benfica occupies the third place in the classification in the NOS League with 58 pointswhich would allow him to dispute the UEFA Europa League the next season, since it is behind the Portsolo leader, and Sporting Portugal. Benfica has great quality players, such as Yaremchuk, Darwin Nuéz, Verthonghen, Nico Otamendi, Alex Grimlado or Julian Weigl, among others.
The Dutch team, meanwhile, in the Eredivisie He is the big favorite to win the title for another season. The team coached by Erik ten Hag He is the sole leader of the championship with 63 points, five ahead of PSV Eindhoven, his great level in the Dutch country, but with one game less. If anything shows the Ajax is to have great potential in front of goal, especially based on Sebastian Haller.
Haller is the great reference Ajax and threatens the defense of the Benfica in front of the goal, but the ex-player of the West Ham accompanied by talents like Dusan Tadic, Antony, Klaasen or central defender Lisandro Martínez, which stands out for its great ball output. At first leg of this UEFA Champions League round of 16 tiethe Dutch team took the lead twice. Dusan Tadic in the 18th minute he advanced to Ajaxbut precisely Haller at own door equalized the contest.
Own Sebastian Haller he returned to leave his man-goal record with 1-2, but Roman Yaremchuk in the 72nd minute he signed the final draw. To highlight the figure of the Greek goalkeeper of the Benfica, Vlachodimos, that left great interventions of merit and seems key in the Amsterdam Arena.
When is Ajax Amsterdam – Benfica played?
the match is played Today, Tuesday, March 15, at 9:00 p.m.
Where to watch Ajax Amsterdam – Benfica?
The meeting can be seen by Movistar Champions League 1 (51), platform dial Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information live about the match on the Mundo Deportivo website.