E. Álvarez enters the game and replaces J. Timber.
FULL-TIME: AJAX 0-1 ATALANTA
90' +5
Timber's European debut didn't last long! Alvarez comes on for the last five seconds.
90' +4
Timber collides with Gollini as the pair challenge for a high ball. The youngster goes down in some pain but the foul goes the goalkeeper's way.
90' +2
J. Timber enters the game and replaces Lisandro Martínez.
A late Ajax sub. Timber replaces Martinez, making his European debut.
90' +1
Four minutes of stoppage time.
90'
Hateboer carries the ball into the area from the right but eventually, an Ajax defender manages to get across and close him down before he can get a shot away.
89'
Tadic gets into the area but the referee pulls him back for handball. It looks as though he controlled it with his shoulder, and he's not happy with the decision.
88'
Promes cuts onto his right foot at the left corner of the area and bends a shot towards goal, but Palomino is able to head it clear.
87'
Atalanta have managed this game excellently. They curbed their natural attacking instincts, waited for Ajax to start throwing bodies forward and hit them with the sucker-punch late on. Aided by the red card, no doubt, but it has been a thoroughly professional performance under pressure.
85'
L. Muriel has scored a goal for Atalanta! Assist by R. Freuler.
GOAL! Muriel scores and surely Atalanta are through! Ajax couldn't keep up the pressure in the end. Freuler picks up a loose ball in midfield, slips the Colombian through on goal and, fresh off the bench, he takes it around Onana before slotting it calmly into the empty net.
Freuler gets the assist for a nicely weighted pass in behind.
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84'
Klaassen's attempted cross deflects kindly for Ekkelenkamp on the left. He's able to fire another cross in and win a corner, but Muriel makes a good defensive header from Tadic's delivery.
83'
Ajax are starting to go long to Huntelaar now. It's as good a plan as any at this stage.
82'
R. Freuler gets yellow.
Freuler is booked for a foul on Tadic in the centre circle.
81'
Atalanta's Serie A fixture at the weekend ended up being postponed, so they should have relatively fresh legs going into the last 10 minutes. Now they have an extra man as well, you'd have to say they're favourites to hold onto the draw they need.
79'
L. Muriel enters the game and replaces D. Zapata.
J. Palomino enters the game and replaces R. Gosens.
R. Gravenberch gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
Gosens is off too, with Palomino coming on.
Zapata has played well tonight, but his race is run. Muriel replaces him for the last 10 minutes.
Red card for Gravenberch! The young midfielder can't believe it. He leaves a hand in the face of Gomez as the pair challenge for a loose ball and referee Carlos del Cerro Grande decides it's worthy of a second yellow. It does seem harsh; the youngster wasn't looking at Gomez as he made contact, and the forward predictably made the most of it.
78'
Promes shows some quick feet as he drives in from the left once again, but Toloi and Hateboer combine to close off the space and cut out his attempted pass in behind.
76'
After a good spell of pressure from Atalanta earlier in the half, Ajax are looking more threatening now. It's anybody's game going into the last 15.
74'
Gravenberch lifts a hopeful ball into the area from deep but it's dealt with easily enough by Toloi.
73'
Promes drops deep on the left so he has space to run into. He drives at the defence but seems hesitant as he gets to the edge of the area. Eventually, he looks for a team-mate in the box but it's immediately blocked by Hateboer.
71'
Looking back at that penalty shout from Huntelaar, Ajax might have been hard done by. He was bundled to the ground as Freuler tried to catch up with the loose ball.
69'
Djimsiti sells Gollini short with a pass at the back and Ekkelenkemp latches onto the loose ball in the area before turning and knocking it back to Huntelaar. He's challenged by Freuler and goes down. Ajax want a penalty but the referee isn't interested.
68'
Not a lot happened for the first 55 minutes of this game, but it's cranking into life now. One way or another, it doesn't look like it will finish goalless.
66'
Zapata flies past Martinez down the right, shrugging away the defender's challenge before getting to the byline and winning a corner. Good play from the forward again.
64'
K. Huntelaar enters the game and replaces N. Tagliafico.
And now Tagliafico is replaced by Huntelaar. That's an attacking move!
63'
J. Ekkelenkamp enters the game and replaces Z. Labyad.
Ajax are making a double change. First, Ekkelenkamp comes on in midfield for Labyad.
62'
Gomez cuts in from the left and crosses towards Romero at the far post, but he can't quite get on the end of it. Atalanta are going through the gears now.
61'
Pessina does well down the left, skipping away from Mazraoui and looking for Zapata, but he's just unable to find him with a low cross. The resulting corner is cleared.
60'
H. Hateboer gets yellow.
Ajax briefly have a three-on-three counter on the cards, but Hateboer charges into the back of Tadic as he looks to release one of his wingers. He's booked, but he'll take that in the circumstances.
58'
Toloi and Martinez collide in the Ajax area, and the free-kick goes the way of the defender. He let out an almighty scream to let the referee know he was the one being fouled.
56'
Ajax take a moment to get their foot on the ball and hold onto it after a slightly frantic start to the second half. Sooner or later, they will have to start attacking with a little more intent.
54'
Gomez delivers the free-kick from the right. Schuurs does well to head it away from Romero as the defender looked to latch onto it, but the linesman has his flag up anyway once again.
52'
N. Tagliafico gets yellow.
Tagliafico is booked for a foul on Hateboer. He was late to the ball and trod on the Atalanta man's foot.
Martinez carries the ball out of defence and gets in between a couple of players as he takes it into the Atalanta half. The move eventually breaks down as Hateboer makes a tackle just outside the area.
50'
Antony slips a ball in behind which Tadic latches onto at the edge of the area. He shoots with his weaker right foot and draws a save from Gollini, but the flag goes up.
48'
Ajax win a free-kick out by the right corner of the penalty area. Tadic crosses towards the far post but gets his aim wrong and Djimsiti easily heads clear.
47'
With Brobbey off, it looks as though Tadic has moved into a more central position with Antony and the substitute Promes either side of him.
46'
Q. Promes enters the game and replaces B. Brobbey.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: AJAX 0-0 ATALANTA
45' +1
Three minutes of stoppage time.
45'
There's a change from Ajax at the break. Brobbey is off after taking that knock to the face at the end of the half, with Promes coming on.
We're back underway.
44'
Tadic eventually delivers the free-kick from deep but it's headed away. Brobbey has gone off but is waiting by the touchline to be allowed back on. He's a big guy; he doesn't look as though he will be too phased by that collision.
40'
Ajax are controlling possession but Atalanta are happy to let them knock the ball around in midfield. They've come here needing a draw and they're going to make Ajax work if they want to break them down, but the threat of the counter-attack is always there.
36'
There hasn't been a lot in it so far but Atalanta have probably been just about the better side, though they have looked shaky at the back at times. It's finely poised.
34'
Atalanta get a free-kick on the left which is laid off for Gomez to whip in at a better angle. It's a wicked delivery which is begging to be headed home but Onana does well to get off his line and claim it.
32'
Djimsiti heads the corner away at the edge of the six-yard box and Atalanta counter. Zapata gets the ball on the left and it looks as though he might be able to carry it all the way, but Ajax get men back to recover.
31'
Brobbey wins a free-kick in a central position about 25 yards out. Labyad goes for power and wins a corner as it flicks behind off the wall.
30'
Atalanta have tucked an extra man into midfield tonight and it is making for a more attritional affair than might have been expected tonight. The game could use a goal.
29'
Onana gives Mazraoui work to do with a mis-hit ball out to his right-back but he does well to bring it under control and Ajax play their way out. Once again, though, the move gets bogged down in the centre of the pitch.
27'
De Roon chips a ball over the top for Gosens to chase. He chases it down and lashes a wild half-volley into the side-netting, but the flag goes up for offside anyway.
23'
Tadic's looping cross from the left looks to be bobbling out of play but Mazraoui keeps it in with a clever backheel. Ajax keep the move alive but the visitors eventually manage to clear their lines.
22'
R. Gravenberch gets yellow.
Zapata tackles Gravenberch inside the Ajax half and looks to carry the ball upfield on the counter. Gravenberch brings him down from behind and is booked.
18'
Gomez looks to run at the Ajax defence for the first time but Gravenberch stays on his feet and just nips the ball off his toe.
17'
Both sides have shown some attacking intent but it hasn't been gung-ho. Whoever goes out tonight, it will be a shame - and you have to imagine they'll be among the favourites for the Europa League.
15'
There's the first shot of the day. Brobbey does well to hold the ball up in the area after a patient Ajax move and he lays it off for Mazraoui to strike, but it deflects behind for a corner.
13'
Zapata shows a brilliant touch as he he brings the ball infield from the right, dancing past three defenders as he gets into the penalty area. Just as he's about to go for goal, Schuurs makes a strong sliding challenge to snuff out the danger.
11'
Mazraoui thinks he's gotten in behind down the right after jinking away from Freuler by the touchline, but the linesman next to them on the touchline eventually flags for a foul.
10'
Zapata crosses for Gomez from the right, but the ball bounces through to the gloves of Onana. Atalanta probably would have liked that link-up to have been the other way round.
8'
Ajax win a free-kick midway inside the Atalanta half, over to the left. Labyad whips it in right-footed but Romero is unchallenged as he heads clear at the edge of the six-yard box.
4'
There has been some crisp passing and suffocating pressing from both sides already. The signs look good for an entertaining game, particularly if we get an early goal and things open up.
2'
Ajax win a corner inside 45 seconds, and it's the debutant Brobbey. He's played in down the left and a defender comes across to put it behind, but the set-piece is taken short and comes to nothing.
1'
We're off!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this crucial Champions League group-stage fixture, as Ajax host Atalanta to determine the second qualifier from Group D.
Liverpool are already through as group winners but second place is still up for grabs. Gian Piero Gasperini’s visitors have a one-point advantage so they only need a draw to qualify, but Erik ten Hag’s side would go through if they win here in Amsterdam.
AJAX (4-3-3): Andre Onana; Nicolas Tagliafico, Lisandro Martinez, Perr Schuurs, Noussair Mazraoui; Ryan Gravenberch, Zakaria Labyad, Davy Klaassen; Dusan Tadic, Brian Brobbey, Antony.
ATALANTA (3-4-2-1): Pierluigi Gollini; Berat Djimsiti, Cristian Romero, Rafael Toloi; Robin Gosens, Remo Freuler, Marten de Roon, Hans Hateboer; Alejandro Gomez, Matteo Pessina; Duvan Zapata.
SUBS: Marco Sportiello, Ruslan Malinovskiy, Fabio Depaoli, Luis Muriel, Johan Mojica, Cristiano Piccini, Francesco Rossi, Sam Lammers, Josip Ilicic, Simone Panada, Jose Luis Palomino, Matteo Ruggeri.
The teams are on their way out onto the pitch and we're almost ready for kick-off. Goals, goals, goals, please!
Both teams have options on the bench. Who wouldn't want to see a 37-year-old Huntelaar come on to make the difference?
Atalanta qualify in second behind Liverpool. It's the Europa League for Ajax.
That's it from me here tonight. Until the next time, goodbye!
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