Frenkie de Jong’s reaction to Ajax getting knocked out of CL (Video)
Ajax reached the last four of the Champions League last season and were seconds away from playing in the final itself. Had it not been for a 96th-minute goal from Tottenham’s Lucas Moura, the Dutch side would have faced Liverpool in Madrid. So close, yet so far. After what was a brilliant campaign in 2018/19,…
Ajax reached the last four of the Champions League last season and were seconds away from playing in the final itself.
Had it not been for a 96th-minute goal from Tottenham’s Lucas Moura, the Dutch side would have faced Liverpool in Madrid.
So close, yet so far. After what was a brilliant campaign in 2018/19, many football fans couldn’t wait to see how Ajax would do this year.
But, there will be no fairytale run.
The Amsterdam side were knocked out of this season’s tournament on Tuesday night, finishing third in their group behind Valencia and Chelsea.
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Their failure to reach the knockout round has come as quite a shock. Especially to former Ajax star Frenkie de Jong.
The midfielder moved on to Barcelona last summer, but it’s clear his former club still holds a very special place in his heart.
His apparent reaction to seeing that Ajax had failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League proves it.
Check out the video below that supposedly shows De Jong at the moment he finds out his former club have been sent home:
