Barca clash an Ajax learning experience, says De Boer


Ajax's coach Frank De Boer speaks to his players during a training session ahead of their Champions League soccer match against Barcelona, at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Albert Gea

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Facing Barcelona is an opportunity for Ajax to learn and realise the level they need to play at to be successful in Europe, the Dutch side's coach Frank de Boer said on Monday.

Both clubs have won the European Cup four times and yet Ajax take on the Catalan side in the Champions League on Tuesday with the aim of gaining experience such is their present difference in resources.

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