Salzburg closing on Ajax’s record unbeaten run

Salzburg closing on Ajax’s record unbeaten run

Salzburg's 2-1 win at Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie has left them three games away from matching a 22-year-old record.The match was Salzburg's 18th consecutive without defeat in UEFA European club competition, a run stretching back to a 2-0 group stage win at Nice on 3 November 2016. The only longer streak ever recorded was one of 21 by Ajax between 14 September 1994 and 3 April 1996, during which time they won the UEFA Champions League (drawing twice with Salzburg) and reached the following semi-final, as well as lifting the UEFA Super Cup.

Van Gaal retires: Ajax’s golden boys of ’95

Van Gaal retires: Ajax’s golden boys of ’95

Louis van Gaal declared on Monday that his 26-year coaching career had come to an end. "I thought it would be a sabbatical, but now I do not think I will return to coaching," said the 65-year-old, who left Manchester United last summer. So what better excuse to recall what happened next to the star-studded team that was responsible for the Dutchman's finest hour – Ajax's 1-0 defeat of Milan in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final.Louis van GaalSteered Ajax to the UEFA Champions League decider in 1996 too, but they