Play-offs Europa League maximaal haalbare voor Ajax na primeur Brighton

play-offs europa league maximaal haalbare voor ajax na primeur brighton

Play-offs Europa League maximaal haalbare voor Ajax na primeur Brighton

Brighton & Hove Albion heeft donderdagavond gewonnen van AEK Athene, wat betekent dat Ajax in ieder geval geen groepswinnaar meer kan worden in de Europa League. In Griekenland won Brighton met minimaal verschil, waardoor de club in zijn Europese debuutseizoen al zeker is van overwintering in de Europa League.

In de groepsfase van de Europa League gaan de groepswinnaars naar de achtste finale, de nummers twee uit de acht groepen gaan naar de play-offs. In die ronde wacht een afvaller uit de Champions League. Ajax kwam vorig seizoen ook in de play-offs van de Europa League terecht, maar toen als afvaller in de Champions League. Union Berlin was toentertijd de tegenstander, Ajax verloor het tweeluik en werd zodoende uitgeschakeld.

Brighton is dus verzekerd van een vervolg in de Europa League, de beslissing om de groepswinst valt op de laatste speeldag. João Pedro was in Athene de maker van de enige treffer, de Braziliaan maakte vanaf de stip alweer zijn vijfde goal in de groepsfase. Toen AEK daarna Mijat Gacinovic zijn tweede gele kaart zag pakken, werd het een moeilijk karwei voor de thuisclub. Gescoord werd er niet meer. Bart Verbruggen en Joël Veltman speelden de hele wedstrijd, Jan Paul van Hecke zat niet bij de selectie.

Door de overwinning komt Brighton op tien punten in Groep B, twee meer dan Olympique Marseille. Ajax staat na vier duels op twee punten en kan nog maximaal op acht punten komen, waardoor groepswinst er niet meer inzit voor de Amsterdammers. Bij winst op Marseille is Ajax van de laatste plek af en kan het in december gaan spelen om overwintering in Europa. AEK is op 14 december de tegenstander in Amsterdam.

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