Valencia 0-3 Ajax: Hakim Ziyech sets up comfortable win

Eight of Hakim Ziyech's last 10 Ajax goals in all competitions have been from Dusan Tadic assists

Hakim Ziyech scored a brilliant opener as Ajax continued to impress in the Champions League with a convincing victory in Valencia.

He hit a 25-yard strike into the top corner before Valencia captain Dani Parejo blazed a penalty over the bar.

Donny van de Beek picked out Quincy Promes to double unbeaten Ajax's lead before Ziyech and Valencia's Rodrigo hit the woodwork.

Van de Beek ran on to Dusan Tadic's pass to score an Ajax third.

Since the start of last season, only Lionel Messi, with 12 goals and four assists, has been involved in more Champions League goals than Tadic, who has six goals and seven assists - he also set up Ziyech's opener.

Despite selling several key players in the summer, last year's semi-finalists Ajax have won both group games 3-0 - they beat Lille at home in their opener - after coming through two rounds of qualifying.

Their next two Champions League games are against Chelsea, who won 2-1 at Lille on Wednesday.

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Line-ups

Valencia

• 13Cillessen
• 18Wass
• 24GarayBooked at 76mins
• 5Gabriel
• 3CostaBooked at 45mins
• 20TorresSubstituted forCheryshevat 76'minutes
• 17CoquelinSubstituted forCorreiaat 70'minutes
• 10Parejo
• 7Gonçalo Guedes
• 19Rodrigo
• 22GómezSubstituted forLeeat 57'minutesBooked at 72mins

Substitutes

• 1Doménech
• 2Correia
• 11Cheryshev
• 12Diakhaby
• 15Vallejo Galván
• 16Lee
• 23Sobrino

Ajax

• 24OnanaBooked at 61mins
• 28Dest
• 3VeltmanBooked at 12mins
• 17BlindBooked at 82mins
• 31TagliaficoBooked at 27mins
• 4Álvarez
• 21MartínezBooked at 60mins
• 22ZiyechSubstituted forHuntelaarat 85'minutes
• 6van de BeekSubstituted forde Jongat 88'minutes
• 11PromesBooked at 81minsSubstituted forNeres Camposat 81'minutes
• 10Tadic

Substitutes

• 1Semedo Varela
• 2Schuurs
• 5Pierie
• 7Neres Campos
• 9Huntelaar
• 15de Jong
• 18Marin

Referee:

Daniele Orsato

Attendance:

44,659

Match Stats

Home TeamValenciaAway TeamAjax

Possession

Home54%

Away46%

Shots

Home14

Away13

Shots on Target

Home4

Away7

Corners

Home4

Away2

Fouls

Home8

Away22

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Valencia 0, Ajax 3.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Valencia 0, Ajax 3.

Posted at 90'+3'

Lee Kang-In (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Siem de Jong (Ajax).

Posted at 90'+3'

Daniel Parejo (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Sergiño Dest (Ajax).

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Lee Kang-In (Valencia).

Posted at 90'+2'

Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'

Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Joël Veltman (Ajax).

Posted at 90'

Attempt missed. Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez with a cross.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Ajax. Siem de Jong replaces Donny van de Beek.

Posted at 87'

Offside, Valencia. Gonçalo Guedes tries a through ball, but Denis Cheryshev is caught offside.

Posted at 87'

Offside, Ajax. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Donny van de Beek is caught offside.

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Substitution

Posted at 85'

Substitution, Ajax. Klaas Jan Huntelaar replaces Hakim Ziyech.

Posted at 83'

Attempt missed. Jaume Costa (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.

Posted at 83'

Daniel Parejo (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Ajax).

Booking

Posted at 82'

Daley Blind (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 82'

Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Daley Blind (Ajax).

Substitution

Posted at 81'

Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Quincy Promes.

Booking

Posted at 81'

Quincy Promes (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 80'

Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (Ajax) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

Posted at 78'

Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaume Costa.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Ferrán Torres.

Booking

Posted at 76'

Ezequiel Garay (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Ezequiel Garay (Valencia).

Posted at 76'

Donny van de Beek (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 75'

Attempt saved. Daniel Wass (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.

Posted at 74'

Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Joël Veltman.

Posted at 74'

Daniel Wass (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Edson Álvarez (Ajax).

Booking

Posted at 72'

Lee Kang-In (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Lee Kang-In (Valencia).

Posted at 72'

Edson Álvarez (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Substitution

Posted at 70'

Substitution, Valencia. Thierry Correia replaces Francis Coquelin.

Posted at 70'

Attempt blocked. Donny van de Beek (Ajax) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.

Posted at 69'

Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Moreno (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferrán Torres.

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