Ajax went down to a painful defeat in the UEFA Champions League. Italian team Napoli were just too good for the Amsterdam team, winning 6-1. To make matters worse, Dusan Tadic was also shown the red card.
Ajax and SSC Napoli are among the best-known clubs in Europe. Remarkably, the Amsterdam team and the Neapolitans share only a brief history together. Yet there is plenty of common ground between the two clubs. Five notable things to know about Ajax and Napoli, Tuesday night's UEFA Champions League opponents at the ArenA.
Ajax had a thoroughly humiliating evening in the Johan Cruyff ArenA Tuesday. Napoli were lord and masters at the top of group A for the third match in the UEFA Champions League. And a 6-1 victory ensued. It is Ajax's biggest home defeat in Europe in history.
Remko Pasveer and Dusan Tadic were feeling totally dejected following their agonising 6-1 thrashing at home against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League. The goalie was shocked at how badly the team played. "Something wasn't right, and we have to analyse that."