Ajax vs Inter Milan 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Ajax Amsterdam

FT
0 - 2

Internazionale

42': Marcus Thuram
47': Marcus Thuram

Marcus Thuram scores twice as Inter Milan ease past Ajax

Marcus Thuram netted a brace of headers as Inter Milan earned a 2-0 Champions League victory over Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
17': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Goal! Ajax 0, Inter Milan 1. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
45': Second Half begins Ajax 0, Inter Milan 1.
47': Goal! Ajax 0, Inter Milan 2. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
63': Substitution, Ajax. James McConnell replaces Kenneth Taylor because of an injury.
63': Substitution, Ajax. Kasper Dolberg replaces Wout Weghorst.
67': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
73': Youri Baas (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Ajax. Raúl Moro replaces Mika Godts.
76': Substitution, Ajax. Oscar Gloukh replaces Youri Regeer.
80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Nicolò Barella.
80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
84': Substitution, Ajax. Josip Sutalo replaces Ko Itakura.
87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Ange-Yoan Bonny replaces Marcus Thuram.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Ajax 0, Inter Milan 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD
+4	Paris Saint-Germain	1	3
+2	Union St.-Gilloise	1	3
+2	Bayern Munich	1	3
+2	Arsenal	1	3

Full Table

Statistics

INT		AJA
17	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	3
43.5	Possession	56.5
14	SHOTS	7
4	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
329	Accurate Passes	452
404	Passes	518
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	23
0.5	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	44
23	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	9
22	Effective Clearances	22
22	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Ajax Amsterdam (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Vitezslav Jaros (GK)
15	Youri Baas
4	Kou Itakura
5	Owen Wijndal
3	Anton Gaaei
6	Youri Regeer
8	Kenneth Taylor
18	Davy Klaassen
25	Wout Weghorst
11	Mika Godts
17	Oliver Valaker Edvardsen

Substitutes:

Jorthy Mokio, Kasper Dolberg, Raúl Moro, Rayane Bounida, James McConnell, Oscar Gloukh, Joeri Heerkens, Josip Sutalo, Remko Pasveer, Gerald Alders, Lucas Rosa, Kian Fitz-Jim.

Internazionale (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Yann Sommer (GK)
6	Stefan de Vrij
95	Alessandro Bastoni
25	Manuel Akanji
22	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
23	Nicolò Barella
20	Hakan Çalhanoglu
32	Federico Dimarco
2	Denzel Dumfries
94	Francesco Esposito
9	Marcus Thuram

Substitutes:

Carlos Augusto, Luis Henrique, Yann Bisseck, Davide Frattesi, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Piotr Zielinski, Andy Diouf, Josep Martínez, Petar Sucic, Lautaro Martínez, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Francesco Acerbi.