Ajax claimed all three points from the home match against Sparta. The gap to second-placed PSV is still four points after this weekend in the Eredivisie. The match was preceded by a statement of support for Louis van Gaal. The 70-year-old trainer is suffering from prostate cancer and has a history with both clubs.
On Saturday evening Ajax achieved a closely contested win at home against Sparta Rotterdam. The Ajax team were behind after half an hour of play, but showed their resilience early on in the second half. Thanks to goals from Davy Klaassen and Dusan Tadic the Amsterdam team repaired the damage to end up 2-1.
After the Ajax - Sparta match midfielder Edson Álvarez was treated to a surprise by his own family. The Mexican player was led to the main pitch to announce the gender of his unborn child. At the edge of the pitch he kicked a football which disintegrated to produce a pink or blue cloud, which blew through the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
From Zeeburgia to the 100 Club at Ajax before his twentieth birthday. It's Ryan Gravenberch's career in a nutshell. The Ajax midfielder played his hundredth game in red and white against Sparta on Saturday - a beautiful milestone before he will blow out twenty candles on May 16.