The goalless draw dominated the events of the Dutch Ajax confrontation with its guest, the English team Aston Villa, which brought the two teams together on Thursday evening, at the “Johan Cruyff Arena”, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the European Conference League competition.
The match between the two teams witnessed the announcement of 5 yellow cards and two red cards for each team, as Ezri Konsa received from Aston Villa and Tristan Guyger from Ajax.
In another match, French Lille returned with a big win from Austria, after defeating Sturm Graz, 3-0, with two goals scored by Jonathan David and Idun Zegrova each, in the 28th, 51st and 71st minutes of the match.
The Norwegian team, Molde, defeated its guest, the Belgian club Club Brugge, with two goals to one. The goals of Halldor Stanevik and Fredrik Gulbrandsen were scored in the 43rd and 90th minutes, and Maxime De Cuyper scored in the 85th minute.
The second leg of the European Conference League quarter-finals will be held next Thursday evening.