Ajax earn point in Bergamo

Antony 2 (1)
Antony 2 (1)

Tuesday night saw Ajax earn their first point of the new UEFA Champions League season. They drew 2-2 in their away match at Atalanta. Ajax had a comfortable 2-0 lead at half time thanks to goals from Dusan Tadic (penalty) and Lassina Traoré, but in the opening 15 minutes of the second half Atalanta brought the score back up to 2-2. The last 30 minutes of the match saw no more goals.

Date: 29.10.2020

Photographer: AFC Ajax

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The other group match played on Tuesday was won by Liverpool, who are currently leading Group D with six points from two games. Atalanta are two points behind in second place, while Ajax are in third with one point. Ajax's next two games will be against FC Midtjylland.

"We could have played smarter in the second half", said trainer Erik ten Hag after the match. "We had chances to make it 3-0, but let ourselves get 'out-countered'. Not such a smart move when you're leading 2-0. In that kind of phase, we should have kept possession longer."

Atalanta – Ajax 2-2 (0-2)
30. Tadic 0-1 (strafschop)
38. Traoré 0-2
54. Zapata 1-2
59. Zapata 2-2

Ajax: Onana, Mazraoui (56. Klaiber), Schuurs, Blind, Tagliafico, Klaassen, Gravenberch, Tadic, Neres (68. Promes), Traoré, Antony (90+1. Labyad)