Experience helped propel Ajax to Champions League semi-finals


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg - Juventus v Ajax Amsterdam - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - April 16, 2019 Ajax's Daley Blind and Dusan Tadic celebrate after the match REUTERS/Alberto Lingria/File Photo

(Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam’s unexpected march to the Champions League semi-finals has done much to highlight the dynamic young talent at the club, but it was their decision to add more experience to the team that has proven key to their success.

Ajax, who visit Tottenham Hotspur in Tuesday’s semi-final first leg and are chasing a domestic league and cup double, have always been a club prepared to field young players, but they made a conscious decision last year to inject more experience into the team.

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