Ajax will play in the Champions League group stage for the third time in a row. However, only this season the Dutch qualified here directly, without qualifying. In 2018/19, the Amsterdam club sensationally made it to the semifinals of the competition, in which, by the way, they could meet with Liverpool. Last year, Ajax stopped at the group stage, finishing third. It is noteworthy that the Jews could not get through to the next round with ten points in the asset. Valencia and Chelsea each earned 11 points. At home Ajax defeated Lille (3:0) in the previous Champions League, but lost to Chelsea (0:1) and Valencia (0:1). Ajax started this season quite successfully. The Jews have won four out of five matches in the championship and are second after the fifth round. However, during this time, Ajax did not meet really strong rivals. The fight against Liverpool will be the first daunting test for the Dutch this season. Ajax approaches fully armed in this match. There are no injured in the team and everyone is ready to play.
Atletico did not show anything supernatural last season, but at the same time Diego Simeone’s team successfully completed all their tasks. In the Spanish championship “mattress” finished third, having obtained a ticket to the Champions League. In the Champions League Atletico knocked out Liverpool, but left the tournament in the quarter-finals, losing 1:2 to Leipzig. In the new season the mattress have already played four matches in the championship. The perfect start did not come out until the club was only eighth in the table. However, the mattress-makers have not made any serious mistakes so far, there is not a single defeat in their passive. Having beaten Celta 2:0 in the last round, Atletico extended their streak without defeat to four matches, having not conceded a single goal in the last three.
