Jose Mourinho gets his first Champions League win with Benfica against Ajax

AMSTERDAM – Jose Mourinho earned his first Champions League win with his new club Benfica as Samuel Dahl’s early goal set the stage for a 2-0 victory over struggling Ajax.

It was No. 36 vs. No. 35 in the standings when the two No. 1 teams met in the Netherlands.

Dahl on the left scored an unmarked volley on the rebound after Ajax goalkeeper Weitzlav Jarvis saved a header from Benfica’s experienced defender Nicolas Otamendi. Leandro Barreiro added another goal in the 90th.

Ajax have lost all five of their Champions League games and have won just one of their last 10 games in all competitions.

In the other opening game, Canadian forward Vadim David scored the only goal as Belgium’s Union Saint-Glais secured a 1-0 victory over injury-deprived Galatasaray.

The Turkish club were without Champions League top scorer Victor Asimin through injury, and ended up with 10 men after 18-year-old defender Erda Yunai picked up two yellow cards.

Later on Tuesday, Pep Guardiola celebrates his 100th Champions League game as a coach as Manchester City take on Bayer Leverkusen. Chelsea play Barcelona, ​​while Juventus travel to the Arctic Circle to face Boudoir/Guilmet where temperatures are predicted to remain above freezing.

Also, it’s Borussia Dortmund-Valerilla, Marseille-Newcastle United, Napoli-Qarabag and Sylvia Prague-Athletic Bilbao.