AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam will have to cope without influential midfielder Donny van de Beek and flying fullback Noussair Mazraoui for Tuesday’s Champions League game at home to Lille, coach Erik ten Hag said on Monday.
Van de Beek is struggling with a thigh injury while Mazraoui returned from playing in Olympic Games qualifiers for Morocco last week with a knee complaint.Ajax again had to qualify through the preliminary phase of Europe's elite club competition this season, beating Austrian and Cypriot opposition to take their place in Group H where they also face Chelsea and Valencia who meet in London on Tuesday.
“It’s too early now to talk about whether we can do that again. We are just beginning the group phase and the priority is to go for the win tomorrow,” the Ajax coach added at Monday’s pre-match news conference.
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