Ajax holds Benfica to 1-1 draw in Champions League
Posted November 07, 2018 6:00 am
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Dusan Tadic scored a second-half equalizer as Ajax held Benfica to a 1-1 draw in the Champions League on Wednesday, keeping a comfortable four-point cushion to the Portuguese side in Group E.
Ajax is two points behind Bayern Munich, which defeated AEK Athens at home to stay atop the group after four matches.
Benfica took the lead with a goal by forward Jonas in the 29th minute, but Tadic equalized in the 61st after getting past the goalkeeper and sending the ball into the net from a tough angle.
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Ajax's Dusan Tadic, right, and Benfica's Rafa Silva vie for the ball during the Champions League group E soccer match between Benfica and Ajax at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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Ajax's Hakim Ziyech gestures after his shot on goal just missed during the Champions League group E soccer match between Benfica and Ajax at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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Ajax's Kasper Dolberg is fouled by Benfica's Ljubomir Fejsa, right, as he defends with Benfica's Ruben Dias, left, during the Champions League group E soccer match between Benfica and Ajax at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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Benfica goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos walks away as Ajax players celebrate scoring 1-1 during the Champions League group E soccer match between Benfica and Ajax at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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