Ajax will play against Benfica in the UEFA Champions League Round of Sixteen. The draw was completed on Monday afternoon in Nyon, Switzerland.
As Group C winners, Ajax had a seeded status during the draw. The opponent had to come from one of the runners-up teams from the other groups of the Champions League.
In the 2018/2019 season, Ajax also reached the knockout stage of the Champions League, eventually losing in the semifinal.
Ajax's final match of the Champions League group stage against Sporting CP was a perfect farewell to a brilliant campaign. The Amsterdam side proved untouchable once again and won the sixth European match of this season: 4-2. Sébastien Haller, Antony, David Neres and Steven Berghuis were all on the scoresheet at the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
Ajax made history in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night. In the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Erik ten Hag's team beat Sporting CP, 4-2. In doing so, Ajax became the first club from the Netherlands to win every game in the group stage of Europe's biggest club competition.
Ajax will participate in the draw for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League on Monday afternoon. As the undefeated winner of group C, Erik ten Hag's team has a seeded status for the Round of Sixteen. The draw starts at 12:00 in Nyon, Switzerland.