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2022/23 UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Matchday 5
Ajax v Liverpool
Johan Cruyff Arena
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Kick-off is at 20h00
Liverpool will look to keep the pressure on Group A leaders Napoli when they face Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena on matchday 5 in the
UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, October 26.
The Reds have recovered from the disappointment of losing to the Partenopei on matchday 1 by winning their next three games to secure second place in the group.
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Jurgen Klopp's side put one foot in the knockout stages with a 7-1 mauling of Rangers last time out, spearheaded by Mohamed Salah's second-half hat-trick - the fastest in the competition's history.
Commenting on Salah's record-breaking feat, Klopp said: "Special. Typical Mo. Very important, the whole thing.
"It's a freak result and we all know that and we don't make more of it than we should, but obviously it is the best we could have asked for and that is why I am pretty pleased."
De Godenzonen need a miracle to advance to the last 16 after suffering two heavy defeats to Napoli.
Alfred Schreuder's team had kicked off their European campaign with a 4-0 victory over the Gers, but three losses on the spin leaves them in third position on just three points.
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Schreuder has come under criticism for starting Mohammed Kudus up front instead of Brian Brobbey against the Naples outfit on matchday 4, but the Dutchman defended his decision by citing the Ghanaian's goalscoring record this season.
"If I don't get the time from Ajax ... I couldn't care less! Then they have to sack me!" Schreuder declared. "Mohammed [Kudus] as a striker ... eight goals in eight/nine games. You can't tell me he's a bad option as a striker.
"Losing to Napoli is not about Kudus or Brian [Brobbey]! Napoli just has more quality!"
Head-to-Head:
Matches - 5
Ajax - 1
Liverpool - 3
Draws - 1
UEFA Champions League matchday 5 fixtures
Tuesday:
17h45: RB Salzburg v Chelsea
17h45: Sevilla v FC Copenhagen
20h00: Dinamo Zagreb v AC Milan
20h00: Celtic v Shakhtar Donetsk
20h00: RB Leipzig v Real Madrid
20h00: Borussia Dortmund v Manchester City
20h00: Paris Saint-Germain v Maccabi Haifa
20h00: Benfica v Juventus
Wednesday:
17h45: Club Brugge v FC Porto
17h45: Inter Milan v Viktoria Plzen
20h00: Napoli v Rangers
20h00: Ajax v Liverpool
20h00: Atletico Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen
20h00: Barcelona v Bayern Munich
20h00: Tottenham Hotspur v Sporting CP
20h00: Eintracht Frankfurt v Marseille
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