Erik ten Hag is taking 22 players to Portugal for the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. On Wednesday evening Ajax will play against Benfica in the Estádio da Luz. The game starts at 9:00 PM.
Nico Tagliafico had to miss the Eredivisie match against Willem II due to a minor injury. He has now been included in the match selection by Ten Hag.
Full squad:
Remko Pasveer
Andre Onana
Jay Gorter
Lisandro Martínez
Nico Tagliafico
Noussair Mazraoui
Daley Blind
Perr Schuurs
Jurriën Timber
Devyne Rensch
Edson Álvarez
Davy Klaassen
Ryan Gravenberch
Mohamed Daramy
Steven Berghuis
Dusan Tadic
Sébastien Haller
Antony
Danilo
Mohammed Kudus
Kenneth Taylor
Victor Jensen
In his debut season in the UEFA Champions League, Sébastien Haller has made a lasting impression. The Ajax striker was the top scorer in the group stage with ten goals in six matches. In the run-up to the Round of 16 match in Lisbon against Benfica, we sat with Haller to talk about his fantastic performance in the group stage.
In 20-Second countdown, two Ajax players face off in a race against the clock. Each player has twenty seconds on the clock to start each round. Once a player gives an answer, he must touch the timer and the opponent's clock runs down until he gives an answer of his own. In this episode, Jay Gorter faces off with Kenneth Taylor.
Mohammed Kudus is back from injury. He talks about how the past months have gone and how he kept believing.