Champions League roundup Ajax hopes in balance after Apoel scare
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Ajax face a fight to qualify for the Champions League group stage after they clung on for a tense 0-0 draw in searing heat away to Apoel Nicosia in the first leg of their play-off tie.
Last year’s semi-finalists have managed to keep the bulk of their team together, with Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong the only major departures, and fielded seven of the players who started the second leg of their dramatic semi-final against Tottenham in May. Continue reading...