00:00Steven Berghaus is injured, so Oliver Edvarsen, the Norwegian, is in for him.
00:07That's the only change to the side that beat Peck Swaller here at the weekend.
00:11But the giant blow for Inter is Lautaro Martinez's absence.
00:15He's got a back problem.
00:17He is on the bench, so we'll see later if he's fit enough to play his part tonight.
00:21But it means that Francesco Pio Esposito makes his debut in the Champions League.
00:26What an opportunity it is for the 20-year-olds.
00:33Well, they will know him and he will know them.
00:36There is the Netherlands international Denzel Dumfries.
00:44The roof of the Johan Cruyff Arena is closed, so that is going to help the ambience.
00:51Not that a game like this needs any atmospheric assistance.
00:56Ajax and Inter, two former winners of this competition, multiple winners.
01:04And two former teammates as well in opposite technical areas tonight.
01:09In John Heisinger and Christian Kivu.
01:12This is definitely a game for those who love their history.
01:171972 European Cup Final, Johan Cruyff and all that.
01:22And we're inside the stadium that's named in his honour this evening.
01:25There's a lot of threads to pull out tonight.
01:27There's John Heisinger, over 200 appearances for Ajax as a player.
01:33Started and finished his career in Amsterdam.
01:37Now charged with leading his team back to success again.
01:40And by Ajax standards, it has been a barren period in terms of some trophy-less years.
01:51Some early defending for the home team to do as well.
01:54The second consecutive throw for the Italians, which is flicked on well by Pio Esposito.
02:01The shot from distance from Chalanole, which took a big deflection.
02:05Here's Di Marco.
02:08Mkhitaryan.
02:10Pio Esposito.
02:12For Marcus Turam, who looks for the room.
02:14Who found the room, but he couldn't find the finish.
02:17But he's unlucky.
02:21Working really off the bare minimum in terms of space there, Marcus Turam.
02:28It's a nice spin by Pio Esposito.
02:32Trying to shift it onto that right foot all the time there.
02:36Marcus Turam.
02:39And only an inch or so.
02:41It's very, very watchable, this encounter.
02:43It just hasn't had those big moments so far.
02:45But that might be a penalty.
02:47It is.
02:48Turam's shirt was being held onto.
02:50And straight away, Michael Oliver saw it.
02:57It's brilliant work from Marcus Turam.
03:02Used his body exceptionally well.
03:04His power, his speed.
03:09And the grab of the shirt was too much for Yuri Vass.
03:13Can I imagine it's been explained right now.
03:19Michael Oliver is going to head to the screen here.
03:22So further evidence needs to be reviewed.
03:31And it will be interesting to see what Michael Oliver has precisely been instructed to see here.
03:39And it is whether the foul was initially by Turam who did have a grab on the shirt of Yuri Vass before Vass put his arm across Turam.
03:51And on that evidence, I think the decision might be overturned here.
04:04And indeed, it is penalty cancels and instead a free kick to Ajax.
04:14Tough again by Mkhitaryan, but we're out of position here, Inter.
04:19And they're in big trouble.
04:21They committed so many forward that Ajax have got a clear run and goal.
04:25But Ed Parson can't take the chance.
04:29Had a really difficult time at the weekend, Jan Sommer.
04:34Against Juve in that Derby d'Italia.
04:37He stood up there brilliantly there, though, to Danai Mika Hots.
04:53Sent a half-sert in there to Fry and Akanji part of the party, but the header is brilliant.
05:01The header is really good to give in to the lead.
05:03From Marcus Turam.
05:15He has crushed that into the corner.
05:25And from the chance at one end for Mika Hots.
05:28The goal at the other immediately.
05:30Shannon Olu's delivery and left by Jaros.
05:35And indeed, that is the last action of the half.
05:39And the defining difference, the power and the placement of the header from Marcus Turam.
05:44And the team that scored more set-piece goals than any other side in Europe has been such a regular source of Inter Milan goals, actually, in the past few seasons.
06:00He's got more than ten in each of his past three campaigns.
06:02He scored from one corner tonight, and they might have just scored from another.
06:08Same source, Marcus Turam.
06:10He is thoroughly enjoying his night in Amsterdam.
06:16He is thoroughly enjoying his night in Amsterdam.
06:16It's the combination again of a Chalen Olu corner and a Turam header.
06:26And the set-piece specialists are leaving their mark on Ajax here.
06:33That would have been a conversation that John Heisinger would have had with his team at half-time.
06:42Don't let the same thing happen again.
06:44Don't let the same thing happen again.
06:45And he got between two as well to Ram.
06:48That's a brilliant finish.
06:55Mkhitaryan.
06:57To Ram outside of the penalty area.
06:59Ajax might not mind that.
07:02Barella.
07:03Di Marco.
07:03Oh, she's got hold of it now.
07:13That's for Dahlberg.
07:14He's not had too many touches since he's come on the substitute.
07:17But he's going to reach that one, Dahlberg, and someone's going to claim it.
07:29Of course, delivery the header over the bar from Frotese.
07:33Is he trying to make something happen?
07:37Here is Guy.
07:41Morrow.
07:43Guy again.
07:44Dahlberg there.
07:45It's over the bar.
07:46And it sums up Ajax's night.
07:50Isn't able to have a say in the narrative tonight.
07:53Kasper Dahlberg.
07:54Where he needed to be, maybe, just maybe, the presence of his own teammate, Ed Varson.
08:06Inter win it, and they win it comfortably.
08:10It feels like a blast from the past tonight.
08:13This looked like an Inter performance of 12 months ago.
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