Ajax FC vs FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona’s first defeat of the season came after an unbeaten run of twenty-eight matches.
It was Ajax who inflicted the first defeat on Gerardo Martino since he has been on the Barça bench. The Dutchmen went 2-0 up in the first half, but a red card for Veltman and a converted penalty for Xavi could have changed the match at the start of the second. But despite pressing hard for an equaliser, luck was not on FCB’s side tonight at the Amsterdam Arena and it all ended 2-1.