Today, the fourth round matches of the Champions League in groups A, B, C and D are on the program, and Napoli – Ajax and Atlético Madrid – Club Brugge met in the time slot of 18 and 45.
At the “Diego Armando Maradona” stadium, the Italian club celebrated with the result (4:2). The Ajax team did not have the suspended Dusan Tadic.
The Neapolitans took the lead through Lozano in the fourth minute of the game, after a great play by Zelinski.
Already in the 16th minute, Napoli doubled the lead when Raspadori hit the Ajax net, assisted by the great Kvaratskhelia.
The players of the Dutch club did not manage to keep the ball in their possession for a little longer, which was a characteristic of the giants from Amsterdam, but they tried on the counter via Bergwein and Taylor.
Until the end of the first part of the game, there was no change in the score, and then in the fourth minute of the second half, Ajax organized an action that was finished by the experienced Klassen with a goal.
It seemed that the Ajax players were within reach of a second goal and a tie, but then, in the 62nd minute, Napoli got a penalty kick, which was successfully converted by Quarachelli and again brought a two-goal lead for his team.
In the 79th minute of this very exciting game, reserve player Osimneh scored a goal that was disallowed due to an offside position. And four minutes after that, a penalty for Ajax. Bergwijn was safe from the penalty spot and Ajax scored the second goal in the match.
However, Osimneh also entered the list of scorers in this game when he made the final 4:2 in the 90th minute.
With this victory, Napoli mathematically secured a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League, two rounds before the end of the group competition.
In the second game played in this earlier term, Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge played a draw, 0:0, at the “Wanda Metropolitano” stadium.
The closest to a goal, the players led by Diego Simeone from the bench, were in the middle and at the end of the first half when Mignolet stopped Griezmann’s attempts.
In the 47th minute, Correa beat the Bruges goalkeeper, but from an offside position, the referee canceled that goal.
Atletico created chances, they sent 20 shots at the opponent’s goal, they had more players in the 82nd minute when Kamal Sowah received a second yellow card, however, there were no goals and the game ended 0:0.
Atlético Madrid thus extended the streak of games without a win in the Champions League, and the Belgian club remained the leader of the group.
