In the VZ 5 section, Voetbalzone makes a daily selection of the five most important news stories from the past 24 hours. Handy for those who haven’t been able to follow everything, and great for those who like to read it again. It is not necessarily about the most viewed articles on the website, but really about the story of the day.
Ajax has a convincing start CL and really leaves nothing of Rangers
Ajax booked a resounding victory in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. In the Johan Cruijff ArenA, the team of trainer Alfred Schreuder was too strong for Rangers with 4-0. The best goal of the evening was scored by Mohammed Kudus, who put Ajax 3-0 from the left side of the penalty area with a diagonal shot. Later in the evening, the second game in Group C will be played between Napoli and Liverpool.
Read the full Ajax-Rangers match report here.
Chelsea sack Tuchel after deception against Dinamo Zagreb
Chelsea has fired Thomas Tuchel on the spot, the Londoners announced via the official channels. The resignation of the German coach follows after the surprising 1-0 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday evening in the Champions League.
View the article about the resignation of Thomas Tuchel here.
Geertruida suffers from mononucleosis and is not available for the time being
Lutsharel Geertruida suffers from mononucleosis, journalists Mikos Gouka and Dennis van Eersel announced on Twitter on Wednesday evening. Wednesday morning it was already announced that the selection of Feyenoord had boarded the plane to Rome without Geertruida. The defender-cum-midfielder has not yet recovered sufficiently to travel to the Italian capital.
Read the sad news about Lutsharel Geertruida here.
Liverpool are completely lost and completely wiped out by Napoli
Liverpool continued the dramatic start to the season in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. Jürgen Klopp’s men were completely blown off the field during a visit to Napoli and went down with a 4-1 defeat. Combined with the disappointing ninth place in the Premier League, the pressure on the German manager of Liverpool will increase. Naples and the Reds are in Group A at Ajax, which dried off Rangers (4-0) earlier in the evening.
Read the full match report on Liverpool’s humiliation here.
Robert Lewandowski impresses with hat-trick on a wonderful evening in Barcelona
Barcelona scored an easy win in Group C of the Champions League on Wednesday night. In the Spotify Camp Nou, the formation of trainer Xavi Viktoria Plzen was the boss with 5-1. Robert Lewandowski claimed the lead with a ‘false’ hat trick, while Franck Kessié and Ferran Torres also scored on behalf of the Catalans. The other group match was won by Bayern Munich with a 0-2 win against Internazionale.
Read more about Barcelona’s match against Viktoria Plzen here.