Ajax Vs Manchester United 2012 Europa League Preview

Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at 12:24 pm , filed under UEFA Euro by Andrew Jordan

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Ajax will play host to Manchester United this evening in the first leg of their 2012 UEFA Europa League last 32 tie kicks off 18:00 GMT on 16 February 2012 at Amsterdam ArenA, Netherlands.

Ajax took the third place in 2012 UEFA Champions League Group D stage, with equal points with Olympique Lyon, but an awful goal difference. The side managed to score only six goals in six games and conceded as many so far.

Ajax Amsterdam has played 9 Dutch Eredivisie games this season on Amsterdam ArenA. On home ground, Ajax has won 4, drawn 4 and lost 1 games, and this ranked Ajax 8th in home side performance in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Ajax men’s are missing several key players, with defenders Andre Ooijer (calf Injury), Gregory Van der Wiel (groin Injury) set to miss out and many others.

Manchester United has not been able to make it to the elimination round of 2012 UEFA Champions League only once in 16 years, but unhappily, they have done it for a second time this season.

Man Utd has played 12 English Premier League games this season away from home. On away ground, United has won 8, drawn 3 and lost 1 games, and this ranked the Red Devils 1st in away side performance in the English Premier League.

Manchester United will travel to Holland without Dimitar Berbatov and Ryan Giggs, who are both carrying knocks, while Patrice Evra has been rested and didn’t flew out of Manchester with his team-mates.

Probable Starting Line-Up:

Ajax: Vermeer, Anita, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Koppers, De Jong, Eriksen, Janssen, Sulejmani, Lodeiro and Aissati.

Manchester United: De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Fabio, Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Park, Rooney and Welbeck.

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