After all the matches in the third round of the Champions League qualifiers, UEFA immediately draws the playoffs.

The twelve teams participating in the playoffs will be divided into six matches, and the winner will advance to the Champions League group stage.

The teams participating in the play-offs are not weak, including Benfica in the Portuguese Super League, Athens in Greece, Dynamo Zagreb in Croatia, Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine, etc. They are all famous European teams. No matter who they draw, they are destined to be a tough battle.

Ajax finally drew Dynamo Kiev from Ukraine, which was also a tough guy.

In the third round, Dynamo Kiev defeated Slavia, Prague, 2-0 at home, showing his strong strength, which will also become a problem for Ajax.

Since Dynamo Kiev is about to be welcomed in the middle of the week, Yang Yang arranged a large rotation again in the Eredivisie on the weekend.

On the evening of August 18, in the second round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Venlo away.

The thrilling relegation last season made many people think that Venlo will still be the favorite to relegate this season, but unexpectedly, the team defeated William II 1-0 away in the first round and scored three points.

In the second round, Ajax was welcomed at home. Venlo naturally hoped to continue his performance in the first round, especially now that Ajax is busy with European battles and has no time to distract himself from dealing with the domestic league.

Whether it is Ajax or Eindhoven, the European game is the arena they attach the most importance to.

Both sides use the traditional Dutch 433 formation, which can be said to be a point-to-head against the wheat.

Yang Yang rotated eight players this time, including captain De Rigt, and the captain's armband was worn on Feltman's arm, and the game was also very hard.

Ajax scored a ball possession rate of up to 75% through high-pressure and excellent midfield pass control, which was a complete crush on Venlo, and even did a good job in conversion rate.

Ajax's shots reached twenty-one in the whole game and twelve shots on goal. His efficiency was quite good, but he was unable to score for a long time.

Yang Yang sat in front of the bench throughout the game, obviously not planning to play.

He believes that the players perform well, the team performs well overall, and the passing success rate reaches 90%. It can be seen that Ajax does a very good job in both tactical and players' execution.

The only problem is that Ajax lacks a little luck in scoring tonight.

Or it can be said that the opponent's goalkeeper Annastall performed very well.

The 28-year-old German goalkeeper debuted at Schalke Zero 4, and then went to several teams. Finally, he came to the Netherlands and joined Venlo. After only one season, he was valued by Eindhoven. After buying it, he rented it back to Venlo.

And tonight, he is Ajax's number one enemy in the goal.

But Yang Yang still doesn't plan to play because he believes that this is also a valuable training opportunity for Ajax players.

Young players still need to go through some setbacks before they can grow up quickly.

But just as Yang Yang was mentally prepared to draw away, a sudden change occurred on the court.

When the game reached the 88th minute, Stens on the right suddenly dribbled the ball and forced himself into the penalty area, and tried to send the ball to his left foot to his teammate Boadu, but Venlo's left back Jansen fouled and tripped Stens in the penalty area.

The referee awarded a penalty without hesitation.

The fans at home stadium stopped doing this, but everyone could see that this was a penalty without any doubt.

Mullen personally took the penalty kick and hit a steadily, scoring a goal for Ajax.

In the end, the team defeated Venlo 1-0 away.

Yang Yang praised Stens in the post-match locker room.

This young player, who is only 19 years old, has strong breakthrough ability and has improved his performance this season compared to last season. Especially in the last two rounds of the league, Yang Yang let him take the lead, and he performed well.

Especially when I played Venlo tonight, I was hit by the ball on the right at the critical moment and made a big breakthrough. Although I was fouled by the opponent's Jansen in the end, if I hadn't been fouled, it would definitely be a beautiful assist.

Mullen's style is a bit like Henry. It is said that he also received Henry's one-on-one training during his Arsenal youth training camp. Boadu is more like a goal-handed killer, but he is still relatively young.

After two games, Yang Yang also found that Boadu still does not have the main player for the time being, and the best choice is to substitute. Marlen and Stens are competent as the main player in the Eredivisie, which will be an important addition to Ajax this season.

Of course, Boadu is also the youngest among the three players, only seventeen years old.

Yang Yang will adjust the lineup next, Boadu is more of a substitute, and several players in the frontcourt rotate. After all, Mullen can also be competent in the center position, and Stens can play in three positions left, center and right, which is very comprehensive.

Yang Yang always believes that players should be inspected in the official game.

Whoever can do it can be done, you will know if you pull it out and play it for a few games.

Ajax defeated Venlo 1-0 away, winning without any danger.

He scored six points in both games, and his league ranking rose to third place, behind Alkmaar and Eindhoven, who were ranked first.

Alkmare beat Breda five-to-zero in the first round, and defeated Emon four-to-one away in the second round, performing very well, while Eindhoven defeated Fortuna Sitade 2-1 away in this round after winning four-to-zero in the first round.

With the youngest average age team in the Eredivisie, Yang Yang's coaching team maintained a double line in the Champions League and the Eredivisie League. After playing four official games at the beginning, he won three wins and one draw remained unbeaten, which is quite good.

On the evening of August 22, Ajax played against Dynamo Kiev at home in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs.

Yang Yang once again used a double-middle formation of 4333, and the main lineup was basically the same as when facing the standard Liege, but the difference was that Ajax launched a large attack after the start of the game.

In just two minutes, Nerez dribbled the ball from the left to create an opportunity, assisted Van der Beck and scored, opening the first record for Ajax.

But in the fifteenth minute, Dynamo Kiev, with a corner kick opportunity, assisted the right back to score a goal, successfully tied the score. This was the first time Ajax conceded the goal in the last three games.

Ajax then continued to control the game, and still used high-pressures to firmly suppress Dynamo Kiev.

In the 35th minute, Ajax launched an attack from the left. After Jovic pulled out of the penalty area to support him, he suddenly inserted it. Neres tried to send the ball to Jovic's feet, but was blocked by the opponent's central defender.

The ball fell to the right side of the penalty area. Sancho didn't wait for the ball and directly pushed the ball towards the coming ball, sending the ball into the opponent's goal, winning another goal for Ajax, and surpassing the score again, two to one!

After scoring the goal, Sancho was also inexplicably excited and rushed out of the stadium and celebrated frantically.

"This kid's potential is limitless." Yang Yang praised with a smile.

Sancho doesn't look like an 18-year-old player. He really plays steadily and has a better position than his peers.

Even from the performance, the eighteen-year-old Sancho is not inferior to Neres on the left.

"Neres, Jovic and Sancho, this forward combination will definitely be quite amazing if it is really polished." Xavi Alonso admires Yang Yang's vision very much. These people are all treasures.

Not to mention anything else, even if you want to sell it, you will definitely be able to sell it at a high price, and Ajax will make a fortune.

Yang Yang deeply agrees, but they are all young and need to continue to exercise and continue to grow and improve.

Today's training of young players is like an industrial assembly line operation. Young players who can stand out from the youth training camp are very strong. Next, Yang Yang needs to find a development route for them that suits them.

If the direction is right, the speed of progress is one step at a time.

Before the first half was over, Taliafico assisted Nerez to score a goal, helping Ajax basically secure the victory.

In the end, Ajax defeated Dynamo Kiev three-to-one with goals from Van der Beck, Sancho and Neres at home.

He gave his opponent a away goal but scored three goals. From this point of view, Ajax is very likely to advance.

However, in the locker room after the game, Yang Yang still warned the players to be arrogant and impetuous.

On August 25, in the third round of the Eredivisie, Ajax played against Emon at home.

This team, which had just been defeated by Alkmaar at home, played more steadily at the Cruyff Stadium and adopted a 442 formation, but Ajax was obviously not a reasonable team.

Yang Yang won Boadu in this game, causing the Champions League playoffs to fail to score. Jovic was depressed, and the Serbian center assisted Mullen to score a goal just eight minutes into the opening game.

Ten minutes later, Stens assisted Ashraf and won another goal, and the Moroccan international scored from the right rib into the penalty area, scoring his first goal after joining Ajax.

During the celebration, Ashraf also gave the goal to Yang Yang and ran to the sidelines to celebrate with him.

In the 38th minute, Jovic, who failed to score many times, finally scored the goal. He scored a wonderful shot near the penalty spot, broke Emon's goal and locked the score to 3-0.

After the change of sides, Odegao dribbled the ball in the middle in the 59th minute and sent a straight pass. Jovic calmly deceived the goalkeeper and made a push shot, scoring twice, further expanding the score, four to zero.

In the 71st minute, Mullen won another game and expanded the score to five to zero.

In the 86th minute, Boadu, who came on the bench, shot a angrily shot on the opponent's midfielder Glenn, and turned into the goal, turning into an own goal.

In the end, Ajax defeated Emon 6-0 at home, and Jovic scored two shots and passed one pass, and was elected as the best player of the game.

The Serbian center has become Ajax's best performance and the most goals so far this season.

As Eindhoven narrowly defeated Zwolle 2-1 away, Alkmaar drew with Vites 0-0 at home, and Ajax's 6-0 victory allowed the team to top in one fell swoop, occupying the position of the leader of the Eredivisie.

But three days later, Yang Yang and his team suffered a blow in the away game against Dynamo Kiev.
Chapter completed!