On November 26, 2013, Ajax added a magnificent chapter to its rich club history. The Amsterdam team defeated the star-studded FC Barcelona in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League with a score of 2-1. Ten years later, we look back on this spectacle in the - then still - Amsterdam ArenA with Lasse Schöne, Jasper Cillessen, Danny Hoesen, and Ricardo van Rhijn.
Ajax has gone a few places back up the league table. The Ajax team is now eighth in the Eredivisie thanks to an easy victory over Vitesse: 5-0. Ajax goals came courtesy of Jorrel Hato, Kristian Hlynsson, Chuba Akpom and Kenneth Taylor. The other goal of the evening hit the scoreboard thanks to Vitesse player, Dominik Oroz.
In the brand-new series 'Take a Seat' by Inside Ajax, we catch up with former Ajax players and look back together on their finest moments while serving in Amsterdam. In the first episode, Ronald de Boer sits down in the car with host Aviv Levy.
This Thursday, Arie Haan celebrates his 75th birthday as a member of the 'Golden Ajax.' The born Groninger broke through as an Ajax player in the early seventies, winning almost all the prizes a club player can achieve. Haan's anniversary birthday offers a great moment to zoom in on his extraordinary and successful Ajax career (180 matches, 34 goals, and thirteen trophies!).