Great finish: Tadic crossed the ball to make Ajax 1-0 over Benfica | VIDEO

Dusan Tadic broke the zero in Benfica vs. Ajax in the round of 16 of the Champions League. The Serbian attacker hit the ball over the far post to make it 1-0 at the Da Luz stadium.

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Benfica vs. Ajax: the previous

Benfica has not shone under coach Nélson Veríssimo, which is reflected in the Portuguese League standings: they are third, 12 points behind leader Porto. Precisely, the ‘Encarnados’ suffered from a bad result last weekend, when they drew against Boavista (2-2).

Goals from Adel Taarabt and Alejandro Grimaldo decreed a comfortable 2-0 lead for Benfica, but they were unable to sustain their performance and were equalized down the stretch. Nicolás Otamendi and Jan Vertonghen, experienced players who make up the central defense, are not going through their best moment.

On the other hand, it should be noted that the Portuguese team has a good power on offense and the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez is the main reference in that area. So far this season, the scorer has 18 celebrations in 19 appearances in the domestic tournament, while he inflated the nets three times (in six matches) in the Champions League.

The South American attacker’s records are impressive, but Ajax have nothing to envy, given that they have Sébastien Haller in their ranks. The Ivorian is the top scorer in the Champions League, adding 10 goals in the six games in the group stage. In addition, the lanky footballer scored 16 wins (in 20 games) in the Eredivisie.

Similarly, coach Erik ten Hag has the unbalanced Antony and Steven Berghuis to do damage, while Ryan Gravenberch stands out for his great display in the middle of the field. In defense, Noussair Mazraoui and Lisandro Martínez are consolidated.