The Ajax side that destroyed AC Milan in the Champions League final. Discover how young stars like Patrick Kluivert, Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids and the Ajax academy defeated one of the greatest football teams ever assembled.
From their world renowned youth academy - The Future - to a conveyor belt of wonderkids, Ajax are a European club with a rich football history. AC Milan in the 1990s were arguably the greatest side, boasting players such as George Weah, Marco van Basten, Paolo Maldini and Roberto Baggio. Milan were reigning champions of Europe having dismantled Barcelona's legendary dream team of Johan Cruyff. Both clubs had achieved domestic league titles as invincible winners. When they faced off in the 1995 champions league final it would become the ultimate test of styles and still remains one of the most significant matches in European football history. Ajax's victory in the Champions League highlights how, 30 years on, football has evolved - but have we lost something along the way?
Chapters
00:00 - 01:20 - Mourinho, Porto and Ajax Amsterdam
01:21 - 03:24 - AC Milan, Calcio super team
03:25 - 06:35 - Ajax, Cruyff and the origins of Total Football
06:36 - 07:42 - Ajax route to champions league final
07:43 - 08:29 - AC Milan route to champions league final
08:30 - 09:50 - Champions League Final
09:51 - 10:56 - Reasons for Ajax success
10:57 - 11:47 - What happened next to the wonderkids
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