Ajax holds Bayern Munich to a well-deserved draw in Champions League

Ajax players hug Noussair Mazraoui after his equaliser. Photo: AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson via HH
Ajax players hug Noussair Mazraoui after his equaliser. Photo: AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson via HH

Amsterdam football club Ajax held Germany’s Bayern Munich to a draw in their second Champion’s League match on Tuesday night.

Bayern’s Mats Hummels gave Bayern a lead in the fourth minute, heading in Arjen Robben’s cross.  But midway through the first half, Noussair Mazraoui levelled after a one-two with Dušan Tadić.

Ajax threatened a second goal in front of the German crowd but the score remained 1-1, taking both clubs to four points on the table.

In the other Group E match Benefica beak AEK Athens 2-3.

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