AFC Ajax vs Sion

Ajax booked their spot in the Conference League group stage with a wild 5-3 win over Sion, capping the tie at 9-5 on aggregate. The hosts couldn't have started better, with Youri Baas heading home from a corner inside the first minute, setting the tone for an end-to-end affair in Amsterdam. Sion hit back twice through a Winsley Boteli brace (19', 36'), only for Davy Klaassen to restore Ajax's lead just before the break. Tolu Arokodare then took over, scoring in first-half stoppage time and again early in the second to put daylight between the sides, before Oliver Edvardsen capped a slick passing move to make it 5-2. Boteli completed his hat-trick with a stoppage-time consolation to set the final score. For Ajax, it's progression to the group phase under Míchel Sánchez, though the defensive lapses against Sion's attack may still worry supporters. For Sion, a spirited fightback wasn't enough, and their European campaign ends here.