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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 2-1) Johan Cruijff ArenA - Amsterdam Thursday 25 February 2021 AFC Ajax 18.55CET (18.55 local time) LOSC Lille Round of 32, Second leg Last updated 09/04/2021 11:55CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Team facts 7 Squad list 9 Fixtures and results 12 Match-by-match lineups 16 Match officials 18 Legend 20 1 AFC Ajax - LOSC Lille Thursday 25 February 2021 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Villeneuve Weah 72; Tadić 87 18/02/2021 R32 LOSC Lille - AFC Ajax 1-2 d'Ascq (P), Brobbey 89 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Villeneuve 27/11/2019 GS LOSC Lille - AFC Ajax 0-2 Ziyech 2, Promes 59 d'Ascq Promes 18, Álvarez 17/09/2019 GS AFC Ajax - LOSC Lille 3-0 Amsterdam 50, Tagliafico 62 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 7 1 LOSC Lille 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 7 AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Van de Beek 26, 2-2 02/08/2017 QR3 AFC Ajax - OGC Nice Amsterdam Sánchez 57; Souquet agg: 3-3 ag 3, Marcel 79 Balotelli 32; Van de 26/07/2017 QR3 OGC Nice - AFC Ajax 1-1 Nice Beek 49 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lacazette 45 (P), 3-1 11/05/2017 SF Olympique Lyonnais - AFC Ajax Decines 45+1, Ghezzal 81; agg: 4-5 Dolberg 27 Traoré 25, 71, 03/05/2017 SF AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais 4-1 Amsterdam Dolberg 34, Younes 49; Valbuena 66 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Cavani 33, 83, 25/11/2014 GS Paris Saint-Germain - AFC Ajax 3-1 Paris Ibrahimović 78; Klaassen 67 17/09/2014 GS AFC Ajax - Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Amsterdam Schöne 74; Cavani 14 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 22/11/2011 GS Olympique Lyonnais - AFC Ajax 0-0 Lyon 14/09/2011 GS AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais 0-0 Amsterdam 2 AFC Ajax - LOSC Lille Thursday 25 February 2021 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sammaritano 9, 03/11/2010 GS AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 2-1 Auxerre Langil 84; Alderweireld 79 De Zeeuw 7, Luis 19/10/2010 GS AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 2-1 Amsterdam Suárez 41; Birsa 56 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Enoh 33, Sulejmani AFC Ajax - Olympique de 2-2 18/03/2009 R16 Amsterdam 74; Niang 35, Mears Marseille agg 3-4 (aet) 110 ET Olympique de Marseille - AFC Cheyrou 19, Niang 12/03/2009 R16 2-1 Marseille Ajax 33; Luis Suárez 36 (P) UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kalou 30, Cheyrou 3-1 24/02/2005 R3 AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax Auxerre 54, Mathis 85; Babel agg: 3-2 36 16/02/2005 R3 AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 1-0 Amsterdam Maxwell 36 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Pienaar 7, Van der 30/10/2002 GS1 Olympique Lyonnais - AFC Ajax 0-2 Lyon Vaart 90+3 Ibrahimović 11, 34; 17/09/2002 GS1 AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Amsterdam Anderson 84 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Babangida 44; 20/11/1996 GS AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 1-2 Amsterdam Diomède 11, Marlet 57 11/09/1996 GS AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 0-1 Auxerre Litmanen 4 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 16/03/1993 QF AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre Amsterdam F. de Boer 60 agg: 3-4 Martins 16, Dutuel 40, 90+4, Vahirua 83; 03/03/1993 QF AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 4-2 Auxerre Pettersson 3, Vink 45+1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AFC Ajax - Olympique de 1-2 Larsson 22; Papin 64, 20/04/1988 SF Amsterdam Marseille agg: 4-2 K. Allofs 90+1 3 AFC Ajax - LOSC Lille Thursday 25 February 2021 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Olympique de Marseille - AFC Witschge 11, 41, 06/04/1988 SF 0-3 Marseille Ajax Bergkamp 88 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Schoenaker 34, AFC Ajax - Racing Club de 4-0 19/03/1980 QF Amsterdam Arnesen 36, Lerby 55, Strasbourg Alsace agg: 4-0 La Ling 89 Racing Club de Strasbourg 05/03/1980 QF 0-0 Strasbourg Alsace - AFC Ajax European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Cruyff 32, 64, Swart AFC Ajax - Olympique de 4-1 03/11/1971 R2 Amsterdam 37, Haan 80; Marseille agg: 6-2 Couécou 17 Olympique de Marseille - AFC Gress 10; Keizer 37, 20/10/1971 R2 1-2 Marseille Ajax Cruyff 68 LOSC Lille - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Dzsudzsák 55, Lens 3-1 24/02/2011 R32 PSV Eindhoven - LOSC Lille Eindhoven 67, Marcelo 73; Frau agg: 5-3 22 Gueye 6, De Melo 31; Villeneuve 17/02/2011 R32 LOSC Lille - PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Bouma 83, Toivonen d'Ascq 84 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 14 8 4 2 15 6 3 6 0 0 0 0 29 14 7 8 48 33 LOSC Lille 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 4 4 12 4 AFC Ajax - LOSC Lille Thursday 25 February 2021 - 18.55CET (18.55 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Match background Ajax's record-breaking ninth appearance in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase has a good chance of extending into the round of 16 as they host LOSC Lille in Amsterdam having scored two late goals to win the first leg in northern France. • Erik ten Hag's Ajax lost their final UEFA Champions League group game in December, a 0-1 home defeat by Atalanta consigning them to third place behind Liverpool and the Italian side in Group D. Christophe Galtier's LOSC were also defeated on Matchday 6, 3-2 at Celtic, to not only end their unbeaten record in UEFA Europa League Group H but also cede top spot in the section to AC Milan. Previous meetings • LOSC were in the driving seat entering the closing stages of the first leg thanks to Timothy Weah's 72nd-minute strike, but a penalty from Dušan Tadić – the Serbian international's 20th European goal – brought the visitors level three minutes from time before teenage substitute Brian Brobbey grabbed a late winner. • Ajax were the dominant team when the clubs met in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage, beating LOSC 3-0 in the Netherlands and 2-0 in France with Quincy Promes on target in both games. Neither team managed to qualify from the group, however, Ajax finishing third and LOSC fourth behind Valencia and Chelsea. • Ajax's record in 29 UEFA matches against French clubs is W14 D7 L8. At home it is W8 D4 L2 with no defeats in the last nine matches (W5 D4), the win against LOSC coming in the most recent fixture. The only previous UEFA Europa League game against French opposition in Amsterdam brought a famous 4-1 win against Lyon in the first leg of the 2016/17 semi-final, a result that proved sufficient to win the tie 5-4 on aggregate. Ajax went on to lose the Stockholm final 2-0 to Manchester United. • The Amsterdam club's record in two-legged UEFA knockout ties against French clubs is W4 L4, the most recent ending in elimination on away goals by Nice in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (1-1 a, 2- 2 h). • The French side's only other European engagement with Dutch opposition was a UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie with PSV Eindhoven in 2010/11, which they lost 5-3 on aggregate (2-2 h, 1-3 a). Form guide Ajax • Although no Dutch title was awarded in 2019/20, Ajax were leading the standings at the time of the Eredivisie stoppage in March and were entered into this season's UEFA Champions League group stage. • The Amsterdam club's 16th participation in the UEFA Champions League group stage ran along similar lines to their 15th, a 0-1 home defeat on Matchday 6 sending the 2018/19 semi-finalists out of the competition and into the UEFA Europa League knockout phase. Defeated 1-0 by Liverpool home and away, Ajax did the double over Danish debutants Midtjylland (2-1 a, 3-1 h), their only other point coming from a 2-2 draw at Atalanta in which they surrendered a two-goal lead. • Ajax have come through only three of their eight previous UEFA Europa League round of 32 ties, the last two both at the expense of Legia Warszawa, in 2014/15 and 2016/17, having also knocked out Anderlecht in 2010/11.