Ajax finally end three year long disastrous defensive run 📈

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Emily Wilson·8 August 2024

Ajax have made a major step in erasing their turbulent 2023-24 season performance on Thursday.

The Dutch giants beat Panathinaikos F.C. 1-0 in the first leg of their Europa League third-round qualifier, finally breaking a concerning record.

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A goal from Steven Berghuis was enough to put the club in the driver’s seat ahead of the trip to Amsterdam.

Game-winning goal by Steven ✔️
– Thursday, 8 August 2024

The win means Ajax have finally kept a clean sheet in a European away game for the first time since 18 March, 2021.

They previously went 16 consecutive games without one on the road, their longest in club history.