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Mainly due to the exploits of Steven Berghuis, Ajax was able to recover from their two-league-game winless run. The Amsterdammers beat Fortuna Sittard 4-0 with two goals and two assists from Berghuis and have retaken second place in the Eredivisie over PSV by goal difference. Ajax had to win in the Johan Cruijff Arena to equal PSV’s points tally and keep the pressure on the leaders Feyenoord who face RKC Waalwijk later on Sunday at home. Ajax dropped points against Go Ahead Eagles last week and had lost to Feyenoord the week before in the league.

Ajax handed Feyenoord their second defeat of the season on Wednesday as they beat the Rotterdammers 1-2 in De Kuip to reach the KNVB Cup final, where they will face PSV. Dusan Tadic, Santiago Gimenez, and Davy Klaassen scored the goals, but the main story of the night was Davy Klaassen being hit by an object thrown by a fan.

KNVB cup semi-final suspended after Ajax player hit by object from crowd

Ajax did not get further than a draw away to Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday. The Amsterdammers could not score, with the match ending 0-0. Feyenoord can create an eight-point gap if they beat Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday afternoon. Manager John Heitinga gave youngster Youri Baas a surprising start at left back, choosing him ahead of Owen Wijndal and Calvin Bassey. Ajax has a poor record against Go Ahead Eagles, with the club from Deventer getting two draws and a win in their last three games against the reigning champions.

Ajax star, Mohammed Kudus, was deployed as a creative number 10 in Ghana’s two games against Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.