Barcelona look to bounce back from a loss against Paris Saint-Germain in their last Champions League outing.
The Catalan’s will look for all three points, to keep up with leaders PSG after the shock 3-2 defeat in Paris.
Former Camp Nou team mates Luis Enrique and Frank de Boer go head to head as Barcelona take on Ajax in Group E
The two teams share a link much deeper than the current managers though, with a history that goes back to the likes of Rinus Michels and the great Johan Cruyff, despite only meeting for the first time last season at the same stage of the competition.
Ajax will be without winger Viktor Fischer, who has a hamstring problem, but mostly de Boer has a full squad to pick from, while Barcelona may rest a few big names with Saturday’s El Clasico on their minds.
Match Details:
UEFA: FC Barcelona Vs Ajax
20 October, Tuesday 2014
Camp Nou, at 18:45GMT• Barcelona's defeat in Paris on 30 September was their earliest loss in a UEFA Champions League campaign since 2001.
• Including their 1-0 victory over APOEL FC in their Group F opener, Barcelona have lost just one of their last 28 home UEFA Champions League matches.
• The Blaugrana have never lost at home to Dutch opponents. Their record is W4 D3 L0.
• With their 1-1 draw at APOEL last time out, Ajax are now without a win in their last eight away matches in the UEFA Champions League – a run stretching back to a 2-0 victory at GNK Dinamo Zagreb in October 2011.
• Frank de Boer was playing – and his brother Ronald scored – when Ajax last won in Spain, a 3-2 extra-time success at Club Atlético de Madrid in the 1996/97 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
• Ajax have lost six of their last seven matches in Spain, drawing the other. Their home victory over Barcelona last term was their first against any Spanish club since 2003/04.
