Ajax … – … is on Wednesday the opportunity to rise to the Champions league group winner for the first time in this millennium. Ajax won the Champions league began to block his previous time in the fall of 1995. Jari Litmanen (left) was the star of the team already in the previous spring, when Ajax was about to fall AC Milan San Sirolla. AOP

it Was a special time. the Jari Litmanen had just the previous spring won the first Finnish champion of the league and the autumn feel, the Litas, with the pace only accelerating.

Ferencvarosia against at away Ajax-star bombing a hat-trick. Real madrid’s amazing Santiago Bernabéu fortress he silenced by continuing to Finita George insightful through the input on the first touch past the Madrid-goalie Paco Buyon .

the white shirt of the goalkeeper was left stunned to sit butt in on, when Litmanen gathered his team mates around to celebrate the winning goal.

starting block number one status was assured even before the last round, but still Ajax the warm-up 4-0-landslide readers ferencvarosin from Litmanen finishing half of his team’s hits.

23 years

This all feels like a distant football esihistori below. The latter Ferencvaros-beating was played in Finland celebrate the independence 78. anniversary – December 1995.

Ajax was the reigning Champions league winner, and it proceeded even spring yet rome’s Stadio Olimpicolle play the final match. Litmanen equalized finals 1-1:een, but was unable to prevent Juventus to win the penalty in the race.

Then it seemed that the Dutch left is an integral part of the European football elite. No one could yet anticipate 15. in December 1995, the EC-law made by the Bosman decision, the importance of just ajax like the foster clubs.

That team twin brother, Frank and Ronald de Boer , Patrick Kluivert , Marc Overmars , Edgar Davids (quoted in post) and head coach Louis van Gaal end up at some point to Barcelona.

Also, Litmanen moved to Ajax-his contract after the end of Camp Noulla. The Dutch club did not get suomalaisässän of guilders.

Litmanen was that 1995-96 Champions league -season’s top scorer on nine hits, leaving, for example, Real madrid’s Raul and Juventus Alessandro Del Piero three hit in the head.

Return to the top?

the scale is however good to keep in mind, because tonight – almost to the day 23 years Ferencvaros-match after – Ajax … – … is the opportunity to rise to their own Champions league -block their winner.

It was the first time since 1995, if amsterdamilaisen a bunch it succeeds.

the task is not easy, as the guest of Johan Cruyff, Arena arrive in mighty Bayern Munich, with a block victory would be enough for a draw. Bavarian autumn has been disappointing, and new head coach Niko Kovac have not yet been able to cement their own position left the club at the helm.

– we have to keep the gas in the bottom. Next, we went to Amsterdam and we want to make sure the block won. It is important to us, the national team man Leon Goretzka said Saturday of Nuremberg-after the victory.

Kovac has shown she’s not afraid to drop the name of men. Football world champions Mats Hummels and Javi Martínez followed the previous league struggle from the bench, together with the european championships in 2016 winning Renato Sanchesin .

Bayern travel to a neighbouring country without the injured Arjen robben of , Corentin Tolisso and James Rodríguezia . Ajax coach Erik ten Hag have to get along without Joël Application and Hassane Bandéa .

Ajax and Bayern have met nine times in the euro cup. Both have three wins and the same number of times has ended also in a draw.

Ajax menestysvire fading fast Jari Litmanen and goalkeeper Edwin van de Sar left the money for the field. EPA / AOP