Ajax blame summer sales for record defeat in Champions League
AMSTERDAM : Ajax Amsterdam blamed the sale of key players in the close season for their record European loss after being thumped 6-1 at home by Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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Argentine Higuain to retire at the end of the MLS season
Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain will retire at the end of the season, the 34-year-old said on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden career that lasted almost 18 years.
Mane vs Diaz vs Jota: The winner across every FIFA 23 in-game attribute
Liverpool’s season has not started quite as well as many had expected, having only picked up two wins from their six league games, and suffering what Jurgen Klopp called “the worst game we played since I was here” in their 4-1 defeat to Napoli in the Champions League group stage.
Rangers are going backwards under Gio and fans highlight four reasons why – Hotline
Celtic gave their hopes of ‘walking on’ on the Champions League a boost with a useful draw against Shakhtar Donetsk. But Rangers’ chances are in danger of sinking after another heavy defeat ahead of the trip to the Mersey to face Liverpool. Gio van Bronckhorst’s side produced a far better performance against Napoli at Ibrox only for it all to unravel after James Sands saw red in the 55th minute and end in a 3-0 defeat.
What the Rangers pundits said as Kenny Miller searches for Ibrox comfort with positives from 'harsh' Napoli rout
It has been a long time since Ibrox saw Champions League football, but this evening was not the return Rangers would have been hoping for.
Jurgen Klopp pleased with Liverpool response to latest 'setback' in win over Ajax
Jurgen Klopp said he was pleased with how his Liverpool team responded to their latest "setback" after Joel Matip's late goal earned the Reds a crucial 2-1 victory over Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Liverpool 2-1 Ajax: Van Dijk called out 'ex-footballers' who've criticised his team
Liverpool finally got back to winning ways on Tuesday night.
Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool star slams ex-players for trying to 'get us down' after win over Ajax
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk hit out at ex-players for trying to “get us down” after the Reds bounced back from a difficult week with a 2-1 win over Ajax in the Champions League. Jurgen Klopp's faced stinging criticism in the wake of the 4-1 horror show at Napoli last week, with BT Sport pundits Robbie Fowler and Rio Ferdinand among those to pounce on the Reds. Ad But after Joel Matip’s late header eased the pain of that defeat, Van Dijk rounded on the pundits who had attacked the team.