The Ajax squad boarded the plane to Norway on Wednesday morning. John van 't Schip's team will play the crucial return match in the UEFA Conference League playoff against Bodø/Glimt on Thursday. We followed the Ajax players from Schiphol Airport to the conclusion of their final training session.
Ajax will travel to Norway with 23 players ahead of the second leg against Bodø/Glimt in the knock-out round playoffs of the UEFA Conference League. The first leg in Amsterdam ended 2-2. The match against the Norwegians starts at 18:45 on Thursday.
Ajax still awaiting first victory in February. John van 't Schip's team could manage no more than a draw against NEC in the Johan Cruyff ArenA on Sunday: 2-2. The Nijmegen team equalised deep into injury time.
Edson Álvarez has officially said his goodbyes to the Ajax fans ahead of Ajax – NEC on Sunday afternoon. In a packed Johan Cruijff ArenA, the current West Ham United player was sung to by the Ajax fans and thanked for the four seasons in the Ajax shirt.