Ajax
After a catastrophic failure last season, Ajax is still struggling to regain its footing. To make matters worse, they are facing issues with the Amsterdam police, who refuse to provide services for the team’s Eredivisie matches.
On their path to the Europa League group stage, the Amsterdam club defeated Vojvodina and then barely got past Greek side Panathinaikos. The final hurdle was Polish team Jagiellonia, which Ajax easily overcame with an aggregate score of 7-1.
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Besiktas
Beşiktaş, on the other hand, was unable to compete with Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe last season, but they completely dismantled the former in the Turkish Super Cup match, winning 5-0. Since then, the team has started well in the Super League, remaining undefeated.
In the Europa League, Beşiktaş had a spectacular confrontation against Swiss team Lugano, scoring a total of eight goals over two matches.
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