The line-up of Ajax for the friendly match against Bayern Munich is known. Erik ten Hag has included Steven Berghuis in the match selection for the first time, but the attacker who came over from Feyenoord starts on the bench. The game starts on Saturday afternoon at 4.30 pm in the Allianz Arena.
At Ajax Mohammed Kudus is missing, who is not yet fit and therefore did not travel to Munich. Danilo tested positive for the coronavirus and therefore only joins after Ajax has left for Austria for a training camp. Nicolás Tagliafico and Lisandro Martínez are still on holiday after winning the Copa América with Argentina, while Antony is not there because of his participation in the Olympics.
Compared to the last exhibition game with Anderlecht last week, four new players make their entrance into the starting eleven: Jurriën Timber, Devyne Rensch, David Neres, Ryan Gravenberch. As a result, Youri Baas, Victor Jensen and Lisandro Magallán do not have a basic place; Kudus also disappears from the base, but that is due to his lack of fitness.
For Bayern, the duel with Ajax is the second match of the preparation, after a 3-2 defeat against 1. FC Köln. Bayern’s internationals are still missing, so the top club will join a B-team. In the preparation so far, Ajax played against the Royal HFC (6-0 win), Quick’20 (1-1), SC Paderborn 07 (1-4 win) and Anderlecht (0-2 win). After the game against Bayern, duels with RB Leipzig (July 31) and Leeds United (August 4) are on the program.
Bayern Munich line-up: nnb
Ajax setup: feather; Mazraoui; Schuurs, Timber, Rensch; Taylor, Labyad, Gravenberch; Neres, Haller, Tadic
Substitutions Ajax: Stekelenburg, Gorter, Baas, Magallán, Blind, Ekkelenkamp, Martha, Jensen, Regeer, Fitz-Jim, Berghuis.