With 23 players, Ajax boarded the plane for southern France on Wednesday morning. Destination: Marseille. In the French city, Ajax will play against locals Olympique in the UEFA Europa League at 21:00. We followed the team from Schiphol Airport to training at Stade Vélodrome.
Coach John van 't Schip and defender Jorrel Hato expect Thursday's game against Marseille to be a different game from the one against the French side at the Johan Cruijff ArenA. That match ended 3-3 in September. "It is no longer as open with us as it was a few months ago."
Ajax will travel to France with 23 players on Wednesday. The Amsterdam-based team will play the important away match against Olympique Marseille on Thursday at 21:00. You can find an overview of the players John van 't Schip selected here.
Ajax got off to an impressive start to their final period before the winter break. The Ajax players chalked up a convincing 5-0 victory at home in the Johan Cruyff ArenA against Vitesse.