In the early morning of February 24, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals continued, with Ajax playing away to Benfica. The final score was 2-2 draw, Ajax led 2 degrees, Benfica equalized 2 times, the game process was ups and downs, forward Alle overtook Haaland to become the fastest player to score 11 goals in the first seven games in the Champions League 66 years, and also to shake off Bayern striker Levan's nine goals.
It's a contest between champions, Ajax has won the Champions League four times and Benfica has won two Champions League titles, both in the last century, the old giants of the Dutch First Division and the Portuguese Premier League.
In the previous group stage, Ajax won 6 consecutive games, with Liverpool and Bayern being the only 3 teams to win all, easily qualifying first in the group, and Benfica relied on the last round of defeat to force Barcelona to qualify second in the group.
The two teams have only met in the 2018-2019 Champions League group stage, with Ajax 1-0 at home and 1-1 away, with no defeat to Benfica in two consecutive legs.
In the end, Ajax led by 2 degrees, was equalized by Benfica by 2 degrees, and finally the two sides shook hands 2-2, extending the suspense to the second leg.
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In the 17th minute, Mazlavi's cross from the right was met by Tadic,D'ês pushed in front of goal to give Ajax a 1-0 lead. Tadić, who scored, scored 10 goals and 11 assists in his Champions League career.
In the 25th minute, Vertonghen knocked on the left in front of the goal, and Alai accidentally touched the ball into his own goal, and Benfica equalized 1-1.
In the 29th minute, Benfica goalkeeper made a mistake in the save and Alai scored easily in front of goal to help Ajax regain the lead 2-1.
Scoring a goal and then scoring quickly, Alai became the fourth player in the history of the Champions League knockout stages to both swing himself and help his team score in the same game. In addition, Alai has scored 11 goals in seven Champions League games this season, becoming the fastest player to score 11 goals in 66 years of Champions League history.
In the 71st minute, after Gonzalo Ramos' long-range shot from outside the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper, Yaremchuk's header broke the goal to help Benfica equalize 2-2.