Ajax vs Chelsea LIVE result: Score, goals and reaction from the Champions League
Frank Lampard’s side travelled to Amsterdam and earned a big three points
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Chelsea travelled to Amsterdam where they beat Ajax in the Champions League to claim a major scalp.
Frank Lampard’s side were defeated by Valencia in their opening Group H fixture but recovered with a gritty away win at Lille to restore the club’s hopes of advancing to the knockout stages.
And they added a huge three points to their haul with an impressive and mature display from Frank Lampard's young side.
Match preview:
When is it?
Kick-off is at 5:55pm BST on Wednesday 23rd October.
How can I watch it?
The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 3, with coverage beginning at 5:15pm.
Subscribers to BT Sport can watch the game online or on mobile via the BT Sport player and BT Sport app.
Team news
N’golo Kante and Ross Barkley have been ruled out of the fixture, however, Callum Hudson-Odoi is in line to make his first Champions League start. Starlet Billy Gilmour has also travelled to Amsterdam.
Ajax have no fresh concerns, however, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar may drop out of the starting eleven that defeated RKC Waalwijk on the weekend. Nico Tagliafico returns from suspension.
Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Ajax vs Chelsea in the Uefa Youth League and the Uefa Champions League.
The Champions League match between Ajax and Chelsea kicks off later today at 17:55pm but first up we'll be bringing you the action from the corresponding UEFA Youth League fixture which gets underway in around 50 minutes time.
An indifferent start to the Champions League sees Chelsea in third place in Group H with one win and one loss but that is still a better start than their youth side.
The under 19s have yet to win a game in this season Youth League with their only point coming in a draw with Valencia u19s.
They are bottom of the table and face an uphill battle today as they take on Ajax u19 who have won both of the opening fixtures and top the table.
For those of you wanting to watch the must win clash between Chelsea u19s and Ajax u19s, here are the details:
Kick off at 1pm
Chelsea's youth sides have been relatively famous for their impressive displays and volume of wins with more than a few academy graduates now making the first team under Frank Lampard.
Before their defeat to Porto u19s in April this year they hadn't lost in eight games but since then they have failed to win.
Today's game is a big one if they hope to turn that form around and qualify for the knockout stages.
Ajax u19s look as though they'll set themselves up in a 4-3-3 formation with Rasmussen, Dostanic and Tasci leading the line.
It's a slightly different set up for Chelsea u19s as they elect for a 3-4-3 formation in the hopes of controlling the midfield and utilising the wide men going forward.
Lawrence on the left and Lamptey on the right could be the difference needed for the Blues to secure the three points.
The game will be played at the Sportpark De Toekomst, a sports park in Ouder-Amstel close to the Johan Cruyff Arena where the Champions League clash will take place later today.
The complex comprises nine football fields and its main field has seating capacity for 2,000 people.
Chelsea u19s defender Tariq Lamptey is hoping to get the Blues’ UEFA Youth League campaign rolling with a win today.
"We’ve had a good start in the league and we’re just looking to build on that momentum," he said.
"It was a good win against Arsenal on Friday and the boys have been training well and everyone’s buying into what the coaches have to say and trying to implement it on the pitch so that when it comes to Ajax on Wednesday we can get the best result.
"If we had lost the game and hadn’t played as well as we did or create as many chances as we did then I think we would be more disappointed with ourselves – but we created those chances and dominated the game, it was just those final bits that were missing. The chances we created gives us confidence."
The ten minute countdown to kick off is underway. Can Chelsea's youth side get their UEFA Youth League season back on track?
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