In the 60. minute scored Benzema his 60. mesterligamål and gave the last three years mesterligavinner a at the time very undeserved lead. Quarter later assessed Hakim Ziyech and made up for the fact that he with his offsideplassering cost the home team a ledermål at the end of the first half.
It seemed to give Ajax a draw and keep alive the hope before the second leg, but three minutes before full-time came Dani Carvajal around on the page and hit enter to the substitute Asensio, at the longest bar could me the ball in the goal.
Real Madrid have thus all the cards in the hand in the battle for kvartfinaleplass in this year’s tournament, but Ajax was clearly the best team Wednesday. The home team had deserved to be leading at half time, and preferably with more goals, but had the margins against them.
the Day after that WAS was put into use for the first time in mesterligaen came the first videoassisterte decision, when Ajax’ apparently ledermål was cancelled after about three minutes videostudier. It was a right decision for a delicate offside as the judges had never been without WAS help.
It turned out that Ziyech was a few inches on the wrong side of the opponent then Nicolás Tagliafico nodded the ball into the empty goal. Because he stood in the way of keeper Thibaut Courtois was it correct to judge against him.
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Ajax was clearly best in the first place and had two kjempesjanser to take the lead even before the cancelled goal. The home team continued to set the Real-defense difficult questions after the break, but a few seconds, the attack play in world class gave instead the guests scoring.
The brazilian 18-year-old Vinicius Junior had a long framspill on the left wing and got the ball under control with an exquisite førsteberøring with his head. Then cut it into the field with a haul of opponents in tow, before he in just the right moment released the ball to Benzema. The frenchman knallet it in at the bar.
It could have been a knockoutslag for Ajax, but in the 75. minute kept Ziyech up once in the middle and steered into David Neres’ post on a quick counter. It was marokkanerens first mesterligamål, but it was not to give Ajax the result the team deserved.
In the 87. minute was Asensio matchvinner. In overtime abused Ajax-substitute Kasper Dolberg a kjempesjanse to make 2-2.
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Spurred by their enthusiastic hjemmepublikum ushered in the Ajax match in a furious tempo and gave the guests issues immediately. Real Madrid struggled to keep up with the twists and turns.
Real Madrid had the right enough the first chance when Vinicius Junior after a scant quarter cut into the field and fired the loose against the longest cross, but the keeper André Onana tipped the ball over.
When Ajax eventually it came to chances, they were great. Dusan Tadic had the first when he in the 26. the minute he cut in from the right wing. Sergio Ramos was in arrears, but let a hand on serberens shoulder to slow him. Tadic shot with the outside and then the ball hit the bar all the way up at the junction and bounce out.
Ten minutes later, it was Real Madrid saved by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after his teammates were helpless spectators to a beautiful Ajax-reeling from left to right. Donny van de Beek was the fifth involved the player when he tinkered the ball on to the Hakim Ziyech, who was face to face with Courtois. The ending was good, but the belgian goalkeeper responded with a brilliant beinparade.
One minute later could hjemmepublikum cheer, but only for a short while. After one minute in the sky and a couple in the suspense came the home team is down on earth when Skomina cancelled after use.
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