AMSTERDAM :Ajax Amsterdam would have preferred to meet Inter Milan later in the Champions League group phase but also see Wednesday’s match against last season’s runners-up as an opportunity.

Ajax, four-time winners of Europe’s top club competition, have made an unbeaten start to the new season in the Netherlands but have not looked impressive, and their prospects in the Champions League are unclear as they begin the group campaign at home to the Italian club.

"We're not yet at the level we ultimately want to be at," said midfielder Davy Klaassen, who had a brief spell at Inter Milan two seasons ago. "But the campaign has only just started. New staff, new players, that's always a bit of a challenge."

"We're playing against a tough opponent,” added coach John Heitinga at the pre-match pr

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