Every year we relive the same period over and over. It’s football’s Groundhog Day. In May we begin to tot up how the silverware has been shared between Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and England’s team of the moment —“Europe’s elite”.
Ajax Amsterdam have rifled through Europe this season, crushing all that have made the mistake of underestimating them. On Tuesday, Tottenam Hotspur became the latest victim and now the Dutch are 90 minutes away from reaching a historic final.It’s a run that’s befitting of their rich history.
Could this sparkling Ajax outfit be the team to break this “sell-on"cycle? Their achievements on the European stage speak for themselves and their constant ability to produce remarkable talent means that, for many, they seem best placed to break down the “elite” door in European football. They’ve bossed midfield battles with Frenkie De Jong and Lasse Schöne providing protection for their back line, a licence for Donnyvan de Beek to make surging runs through the middle and freedom for the likes of forwards David Neres, Dusan Tadic and Hakim Ziyech to make the field their own in attack.
The centre back pairing of Daley Blind and Matthijs de Ligt — Ajax’s youngest captain ever at just 19— is a prime example of the mixture of youth and experience that this squad has. This means that Real Madrid will receive the highest payout from that pool, €35.46-million, and a total of €71-million if combined with their reward for reaching the round of 16. Ajax have gone two rounds further than Los Blancos, but rank 20th on the coefficient rankings, equating to a smaller share.
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