I’ve often seen people talk about how Ajax reached the UCL semis in the 18/19 season and had a great season,but no one talks about Villarreal , they also had a great run to the UCL semi finals in 21/22 , teams like lyon also reached the semi finals in 19/20 ,yet no one talks about these teams.what was so great about Ajax’s run that season ?
Because unlike the other 2 Ajax belonged not just in the semi but also the final. They lost an upset to spurs and could’ve genuinely won the UCL based off just how strong they were. All of those players that went to big clubs never llayed that good again. I really wanted a barca vs Ajax finals and it would’ve been a dream. Ajax were genuine top 2 favs for the UCL. It wasn’t a freak run as supposed to Lyon and Villareal, all though villareal was better than Lyon imo.