📸 Bizarre EL Red Card: Klaassen Delivers Suárez-Style Antics | OneFootball

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With the 2:0 lead from the first leg in their pocket, Ajax fans could have expected a relaxed evening of football today, where the Europa League round of 16 match against Union Saint-Gilloise could be wrapped up without much effort. But then - well - Davy Klaassen happened. When USG striker Ousseynou Niang took a shot from the center of the penalty area in the 25th minute and Ajax keeper Pasveer was already beaten, the former Werder professional threw himself in the way and delivered what should have been Pasveer's job: an absolute world-class save. So, a double reminder to Davy Klaassen: This is the Europa League in 2025, not the 2010 World Cup, and you are not Luís Suárez. However, the outcome for Klaassen was the same as it was for Suárez back then: a red card for preventing a goal with his legs. The small but important difference to 2010: Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty back then, USG professional Promise David scored today for a 2:0 lead for the Belgians. This also means that the result from the first leg is equalized, and Ajax now has to worry about advancing to the round of 16 for a whole second half in a man-down situation.

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