Ajax vs Dortmund: Erik ten Hag is proud to win big 4-0

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JAKARTA - Ajax coach Erik ten Hag was not extraordinarily proud after his team won by a very big score in the Champions League Group C match against Borussia Dortmund.

The exciting match took place at the Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Wednesday 20 October. Ajax and Dortmund are both buying and selling attacking games.

But in the end, Ajax came out as champions, winning 4-0 with 19 shots for the hosts and 10 for the visitors.

"Of course I'm very proud of my team. We put in a fantastic performance and played great football," Ten Hag said after the game to Amazon Prime as quoted from UEFA's official website.

"When two teams with attacking philosophies like this, the game turns into an open war, which we can win tonight," he added.

Dortmund captain Marco Reus' own goal opened Ajax's lead before Daley Blind, Antony Matheus, and Sebastien Haller took turns finding the net for the visitors to complete the win.

Ten Hag barely had any criticism of his side's superior performance on almost all fronts against Dortmund, but in particular, praised the courage of the Ajax players to carry out a tight guard from the front line.

However, Ten Hag doesn't want his players to forget themselves because there are still three games to go, even though on paper Ajax only need one additional win to lock up a place in the round of 16.

"One of our priorities was to take possession of the ball and my players were excellent at that and created a lot of chances," he said.

"What is most satisfying for me is the way we mark and press the opponent.

"I'm very happy we won and with great football, but there are still three games to go," concluded Ten Hag.

Ajax will then switch to a visit to Signal Iduna Park hosted by Dortmund for the next match in two weeks.