Ajax 0-1 Benfica (2-3 on aggregate): Darwin Nunez header seals Champions League quarter final place
Ajax 0-1 Benfica (2-3 on aggregate): Benfica narrowly inch out Ajax after Darwin Nunez heads home to book a place in the Champions League quarter finals for the Portuguese side
Striker Darwin Nunez headed home a 77th-minute winner as Benfica grabbed a shock 1-0 victory away at Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday to secure a surprise Champions League quarter-final place.
The Uruguayan striker rose above the Ajax defence to score from a free kick in a rare attack for the Portuguese club, who put up a stout defensive performance at the Johan Cruyff Arena to advance 3-2 on aggregate.
Benfica’s veteran centre back pair of Jan Vertonghen and Nicolas Otamendi were a defensive wall that Ajax were unable to break down, despite dominating possession and constantly attacking the visitors’ goal.
The Dutch club had won all their group games and, after a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the last-16 tie in Lisbon last month, were expected to ease through to the last eight with home advantage in the second leg.
More to follow.
Benfica inched out Ajax to a Champions League quarter-final spot with a 1-0 second-leg win
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