Ajax Amsterdam: 1-Maarten Stekelenburg; 2-Gregory van der Wiel, 3-Toby Alderweireld, 13-Andre Ooijer, 5-Vurnon Anita; 20-Demy de Zeeuw, 10-Siem de Jong, 6-Eyong Enoh; 7-Miralem Sulejmani, 9-Mounir El Hamdaoui, 11-Urby Emanuelson.

Champions League / Group Stage

Bernabéu / 15.09.2010

Real Madrid

Completed

Ajax

V. Anita(31' O.G)
G. Higuaín(73')

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ByMike Hytner

Updated 15/09/2010 at 20:35 GMT

19'

Stekelenburg really was rooted to the spot there. A bystander.

18'

Higuain muscles his way to the edge of the box and bend the ball goalwards... off the bar! Great effort by the Argentinean hit man.

17'

An awful infield pass by Marcelo almost lets in de Zeeuw but Pepe is first to the ball.

16'

It's all very slow and controlled at the moment but with neither team showing much in the final third.

15'

This is a contest between two of the European Cup's greatest teams – Madrid have nine wins in the competition and Ajax four.

14'

Ajax make their first foray forward, with Sulejmani firing high and wide from on the left side of the box. The visitors will have to show more patience if they're to make a breakthrough.

13'

Ajax brought in five new faces: Mido, Mounir El Hamdaoui, André Ooijer, Teemu Tainio and Ronald Graafland.

12'

Ozil was one of six summer arrivals in Madrid, along with Ángel Di María, Pedro León, Sami Khedira, Ricardo Carvalho and Sergio Canales.

11'

Ozil, looking lively already, skips away from his man down the right channel and fires a ball across goal which Stekelenburg smothers.

10'

De Zeeuw is booked for a late challenge on Marcelo just inside the Ajax half.

What should we expect from Real Madrid in the Champions League? Fast, flowing football that their fans demand? Unlikely under Mourinho.

Real Madrid have dominated possession from the first whistle but Ajax are now slowly getting a grip on the game, stringing a handful of passes around the back while looking for a forward opening.

Khedira, seeking his first Real Madrid goal, has a go from 25-yards but shoots straight at Stekelenburg.

Ozil bursts through the middle, attempting to latch onto a long through-ball, but Ooijer gets there first to clear.

Higuain slips past his man and dashes to the by-line before winning a corner which Ajax clear.

Real opened their La Liga season with a disappointing 0-0 draw at Mallorca but registered their first win with a 1-0 home victory over Osasuna.

Ronaldo cuts in from the left and floats a ball into the box but it runs through to Stekelenburg in the Ajax goal.

Mourinho faced Jol in seven London derbies during their respective reigns at Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur from 2004 to 2007. Mourinho recorded five wins to Jol's one. Which boss will have the physchological edge tonight?

The home side, Real Madrid, get the game underway...

19:42

Here they come! The famous Champions League song rings out at the Bernabeau and we're just minutes from the off...

19:40

While Jose may be seeking win the European crown with a third club, Ajax boss Martin Jol is making his debut in the competition. The former Tottenham boss did, however, taste European action as a player 25 years ago.

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