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Previous matches between the two. Only three:

Practice match 05-08-2006 Ajax-Manchester United FC 0-1 (0-0)
Europa League 16-02-2012 Ajax-Manchester United FC 0-2 (0-0)
Europa League 23-02-2012 Manchester United FC (Eng)-Ajax 1-2 (1-1)


Previous European and World finals:

Manchester United reached the top-level European Cup Finals 5 times in their history.
  • 1968
  • 1999
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2011
The club has managed to win the trophy in three of those finals. (1968, 1999 & 2008).
United reached and won the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991. They have also won 2 Intercontinental Cups (1968 & 1999) as well as the FIFA Club World Cup in 2008.


Ajax
European Cup Winners: 1971,1972,1973,1995
Cup-Winners Cup Winners: 1987
UEFA Cup Winners: 1992

European Cup finals and titles

1969
Final - AC Milan 1-4

1971
Final - Panathinaikos 2-0
WINNERS

1972
Final - Internazionale 2-0
WINNERS

1973
Final - Juventus 1-0
WINNERS

1995
Final - AC Milan 1-0
WINNERS

1996
Final - Juventus 1-1, 2-4 penalties
1973, 1995[6][114] *(Ajax also won in 1972, however, UEFA only sanctioned the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in 1973 so the 1972 edition was an unofficial one. Played against Rangers, winners of the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, it actually went ahead as 'a celebration of the Centenary of Rangers F.C.' (See below) because Rangers were serving a one-year ban at the time imposed by UEFA for the misbehaviour of their fans. That victory meant Ajax had won every tournament (5 in total) they entered that year, a feat Celtic achieved in 1967 (with 6 trophies) and Barcelona (also 6 trophies) repeated in 2009)
1972, 1995[113]
1972[114]
1962[8]
 
SPAL (Societa Polisportiva Ars et Labor) returned to the Serie A. Last time they played there was in 1968!


And today, for the sixth time in eleven years, the championship in the Netherlands will be decided on the last day of the competition. Will Feyenoord stay cool?

2007: AZ ahead, PSV champion
2008: PSV ahead, PSV champion
2010: FC Twente ahead, FC Twente champion
2011: FC Twente ahead, Ajax champion
2016: Ajax ahead, PSV champion
2017: Feyenoord ahead, Feyenoord or Ajax champion.......
 
United's league campaign this season is officially a total failure. 5th is now the best possible finish.

Ajax stands between Mourinho and an acceptable season.
 
Huge euphoria in Rotterdam! It's been 18 years of suffering for Feyenoord fans, but it did happen! The fourth championship in my lifetime! Wonderful Kuijt! Wonderful! Out of all, that he did this, that's so great.
 
Feyenoord and Excelsior did very wel with 3rd biggest and lowest budget respectively: championship and 12th position! FC Utrecht with 9th budget and 4th position as well.

Club - budget in millions - end position in league table
1. PSV 85 - 3
2. Ajax 80 - 2
3. Feyenoord 59 - 1
4. FC Twente 27,4 - 7
5. Vitesse 26 - 5
6. AZ 23 - 6
7. sc Heerenveen 19 - 9
8. FC Groningen 18,3 - 8
9. FC Utrecht 16 - 4
10. ADO Den Haag 15,5 - 11
11. PEC Zwolle 11,7 - 14
12. Heracles Almelo 11,2 - 10
13. NEC 11,0 - 16
14. Willem II 10,2 - 13
15. Roda JC 9,8 - 17
16. Sparta 9,5 - 15
17. Go Ahead Eagles 8,0 - 18
18. Excelsior 5,8 - 12
 
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Oh and you guys are gonna be without Koscielny in FA Cup final. Team captain Mertesacker just made his season debut as a sub in 2nd to last game of the season :facepalm:

If I had to bet, I think Wenger will stay even if they are trashed 5-0 in the final.
 
First signing of Chinese Milan is Mateo Musacchio from Villareal :nana: It's official!

Kessie from Atalanta and Ricardo Rodriguez from Wolfsburg have reportedly been signed too. It's not official yet but Di Marzio is reporting both are done deals which is good enough for me.
 
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