28 mrt 2024 om 07:38 Update: 2 uur geleden
Despite the elimination in the Champions League, Sherida Spitse is proud of Ajax Women. The captain believes that her team has developed considerably in European terms.
Ajax failed to wipe out the 0-3 defeat in the first leg when they visited Chelsea on Wednesday. The score was 1-1 at Stamford Bridge, which means that the quarter-finals are the final destination for the team from Amsterdam.
“I am proud of the team. We have a young team, but tonight we showed again what we showed in the group stage. We leave with our heads held high,” Spitse said afterwards. NOS.
In the group stage of the Champions League, Ajax had asserted itself with impressive home victories over Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and AS Roma. According to Spitse, that was no coincidence.
“We have become more mature in our game. And we have become fitter. You need that in the way of playing that we want with Ajax: with forward pressure, with football, with courage. We have really taken steps in this regard. But this has to be done will not be a one-off. We want to reach the level of the international top.”
‘Who expected this?’
Ajax’s goal in London was scored by Chasity Grant. The attacker, who scored the equalizer in the second half, just like Spitse, had a good feeling about the match despite the elimination.
“Who would have expected us to continue after the group stage?” she said. “If you look at how we did it from start to finish, you can only be very proud.”
Ajax Women continues the season on Sunday with an away match against SC Heerenveen in the Azerion Women’s Eredivisie. The team of coach Suzanne Bakker occupies second place, four points behind competitor FC Twente.
