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INTRODUCTION

In the first leg, Ajax won by 3-1 at the Amsterdam Arena. They had a chance to get a bigger win in the first leg but they will have to be happy with a two goals advantage, while Dynamo can at least be happy they managed to scored an away goal. Meanwhile Dynamo failed to beat Chernomorets, while Ajax thrashed Emmen by 5-0 in their respective leagues last weekend.



DYNAMO KYIV

Despite a good start to their new season they could soon find themselves being out of the group stage of the Champions League. Even though at one point in the first leg they were tied at 1-1 but in the end they were beaten 3-1 in the first leg. They were down by 3-1 before the end of the first half, and they could not do much in the second half to experiencedn their first defeat this season. Before the clash with Ajax they were performing well as they won the Ukrainian Super Cup and won all four league matches they played. They also managed to eliminate Slavia in the third round of the Champions League. Last weekend they dropped their first points in the league when they drew with Chernomorets 1-1. Now we could see changes in this match as they are likely to come up with an attacking lineup here.



AJAX AMSTERDAM

Ajax are still unbeaten even though they played one match more then Dynamo ahead of this match. They played one more qualifying round of the Champions League and had not problems to beat Sturm Graz and Standard Liege. The only surprise was the fact that they drew with Heracles in the first round of the Dutch Eredivisie. In the second round they struggled to beat Venla but managed to win by 1-0 in the end. But last weekend they scored an avalanche of goals when they beat Emmen by 5-0. In the first leg with Dynamo at home, they played an all out attacking game. They hit the post twice and would only be kicking themselves for not winning by a bigger margin other then 3-1. Striker Huntelaar failed to hit the back of the net but he did scored twice twice against Emmen. The other scorers were Ziyech and Tadic against Emmen. As for the team news, striker Neres is out injured but they have not felt his absence together with Cerny and Dolberg, and defenders Sinkgraven and Veltman who will also miss out. Meanwhile, Tagliafico is out due to suspension.



PAST MEETINGS

The first leg ended with Ajax winning 3-1. When they met in Kyiv back in 2010 in the Champions League, it ended in a 1-1 draw.