On Wednesday around noon, the Ajax squad boarded the plane to Birmingham. John van 't Schip's team will play the crucial return match in the UEFA Conference League round of 16 against Aston Villa there on Thursday night starting at 9:00 PM. We followed the Ajax players from Schiphol Airport to the conclusion of the final training session at Villa Park.
Trainer John van 't Schip and Jorrel Hato were in Birmingham on Wednesday evening looking ahead at the return match against Aston Villa. The pair are confident that Ajax can secure a ticket to the quarter-final of the UEFA Conference League. "We need to play our own game and fight."
Ajax has boarded the plane to Birmingham with 23 squad players. The team, led by coach John van 't Schip, will play the return leg against Aston Villa in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday evening at 9:00 PM (Dutch time). The first match in the round of 16 of the European club tournament ended in a 0-0 draw in Amsterdam.
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