Ajax face Panathinaikos in the first match of the UEFA Europa League third preliminary round on Thursday. The Ajax players first trained in Amsterdam on Wednesday and then travelled to Greece in the afternoon. How that went can be seen perfectly in just over eight minutes.
Francesco Farioli reckons Ajax will have to get going against Panathinaikos. "They have experience on the pitch, a coach with a clear vision and players with qualities," the Italian said about the opponent at the press conference in Athens on Wednesday on the eve of the away game.
Ajax coach Francesco Farioli has included Brian Brobbey in the 24-man squad for the match against Panathinaikos. Ajax will face the Greeks on Thursday at 20:00 Dutch time in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Brobbey is included in the squad for the first time after the European Championship with the Dutch national team. Steven Bergwijn is still absent.
During the Open Day in and around the Johan Cruijff ArenA, fans got a taste of what it's like to be an Ajacied and saw all of the Ajacieden in real life. It was an amazing day with only smiling faces. "Ajax is a part of who you are."