Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between APOEL and Ajax. The group-stage match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at GSP Stadium in Nicosia and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Soccer Plus.
APOEL manager Giorgos Donis had this to offer ahead of today's European encounter (via UEFA): "After one big match, Barcelona away, we have another: our first home game. We knew from day one that our chances would be limited in this group, but to increase them and to have hope, we need to get some points at home. We know we have to face the Dutch champions, a massive team. We know their philosophy is the same as ours, even though they constantly change their squad. It is an attacking philosophy."
"We also need to play well with the ball," he added. "This game demands more things from our team than against Barcelona. Against Barcelona, we were always behind the ball. We had to play well in our half, which we did almost perfectly. The demands tomorrow will be greater in all aspects because we don't want to give them possession."
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Player to Watch: Ajax's Kolbeinn Sigthorsson has been instrumental in the club's early season success. The 24-year-old has three goals and an assist in six league appearances and is averaging 2.5 shots per match.
APOEL's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Pardo; Mário Sérgio, Carlão, João Guilherme, Antoniades; Morais, Vinicius; Tiago Gomes, De Vincenti, Aloneftis; Sheridan
Ajax's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Cillessen; Van Rhijn, Veltman, Moisander, Boilesen; Klaassen, Viergever, Zimling; El Ghazi, Sigthórsson, Schöne
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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