Sneijder (Ajax) delivers the corner.

Dida (Milan) makes a save.

Van der Vaart (Ajax) has an effort on goal.
Trabelsi forces his way through, the ball falls to Ibrahimovic who misses and Van der Vaart thinks he has scored from the rebound. Dida makes a superb save to deny him.

Ibrahimović (Ajax) has a shot blocked.

Shevchenko (Milan) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Gattuso (Milan) is sent off.
Gattuso is off. He clashes with Ibrahimovic and raises his arm but there is probably not enough time for the visitors to take advantage.

Ibrahimović (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gattuso (Milan).

Soetaers (Ajax) misses the target.

Ibrahimović (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gattuso (Milan).

Kaká (Milan) hits the post.

Yakubu (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Shevchenko (Milan).

Van der Vaart (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Laursen (Milan).

Lobonţ (Ajax) makes a save.

Shevchenko (Milan) has an effort on goal.
Shevchenko heads goalwards. That was all about pace and power but Lobont saved well.

Trabelsi (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Serginho (Milan).

Sikora (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Serginho (Milan).
Serginho has made a nuisance of himself since coming on, much to Ajax's frustration. Ancelotti must be delighted with the impact of the Brazilian.

Sneijder (Ajax) misses the target.
Sneijder shoots just wide but Dida had it covered.

Sneijder (Ajax) takes the corner.

Sikora (in) - Pienaar (out) (Ajax)
Victor Sikora comes on. It could be the last move for Ajax to get something out of this opennig Group H game.

Ambrosini (in) - Inzaghi (out) (Milan)
Carlo Ancelotti has taken off the goalscorer and brought on a midfield player. He does not want to let the advantage slip away.

Gattuso (Milan) is penalised for a foul on Van der Vaart (Ajax).

Lobonţ (Ajax) makes a save.

Shevchenko (Milan) has an effort on goal.
Great turn by Shevchenko which left Ajax short of defenders. Inzaghi was free in the middle but the Ukrainian striker raced into the area and elected to shoot. Lobont did well to block.

Pienaar (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Gattuso (Milan).

Cafu (Milan) is penalised for a foul on Maxwell (Ajax).

Nesta (Milan) is penalised for a foul on Trabelsi (Ajax).

Inzaghi (Milan) is flagged for offside.

Soetaers (in) - Escudé (out) (Ajax)
Koeman has brought on Tom Soetaers, a forward. He had to make a change and may be regretting his earlier tactical reshuffle that handed the advantage to Milan.

Lobonţ (Ajax) makes a save.

Shevchenko (Milan) has an effort on goal.
Serginho's pass fell straight to Shevchenko, but he hit his shot straight at Lobont. It had power but the goalkeeper did not have to move.

Inzaghi (Milan) has a shot blocked.

Inzaghi (Milan) scores!
Inzaghi plays the ball to Shevchenko, whose shot is blocked by Lobont but Inzaghi is able to slot the ball into an empty net. Great link-up between Milan's strikers there but Lobont will feel aggrieved that his fine save fell straight into the Italian international's path.

Lobonţ (Ajax) makes a save.

Shevchenko (Milan) has an effort on goal.

Maxwell (Ajax) misses the target.

Dida (Milan) makes a save.

Pienaar (Ajax) has an effort on goal.
Ibrahimovic skips through two tackles inside the box. Great play by the young forward but Pienaar's shot is blocked.

Serginho (in) - Seedorf (out) (Milan)
Seedorf replaced by Serginho. That will give Milan more width and could stretch Ajax.

(Ajax) delivers the corner.

Gattuso (Milan) fouls.

Lobonţ (Ajax) makes a save.

Shevchenko (Milan) has an effort on goal.

Sneijder (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Nesta (Milan).

Dida (Milan) makes a save.

Ibrahimović (Ajax) has an effort on goal.

Pienaar (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Kaká (Milan).

Cafu (Milan) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Ibrahimović (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Laursen (Milan).

Inzaghi (Milan) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Sneijder (in) - Sonck (out) (Ajax)
Ibrahimovic will be playing upfront on his own now. Wesley Sneijder is not so much of an attacking player.

Dida (Milan) makes a save.

Ibrahimović (Ajax) has an effort on goal.
Eventually Ibrahimovic gets his head to a cross but Dida is equal to it.

Trabelsi (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Seedorf (Milan).

Lobonţ (Ajax) makes a save.

Shevchenko (Milan) has an effort on goal.
Kaka crosses from the right and Shevchenko's boot connects with Trabelsi's head as the Ajax defender tries to clear. Trabelsi is not happy about that but the Ukraine striker had every right to go for the ball.

Shevchenko (Milan) misses the target.
The early moments of the second half see the hosts on the attack with Shevchenko firing just over from inside the box.

Gattuso (Milan) misses the target.
Milan are immediately on the attack but Gattuso shoots well wide.

The second half begins.

The referee blows for half-time.

Lobonţ (Ajax) makes a save.

Maldini (Milan) has an effort on goal.
Paolo Maldini tries to get his head on a free-kick from the right but fails to get sufficient contact.

Escudé (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Inzaghi (Milan).

Maxwell (Ajax) misses the target.

Pirlo (Milan) takes the corner.

Van der Vaart (Ajax) is cautioned by the referee.
Van der Vaart goes in heavily on Pirlo. That was a high challenge, catching the Milan midfield player's knee and the Ajax man receives a yellow card.

Van der Vaart (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Pirlo (Milan).

Dida (Milan) makes a save.

Ibrahimović (Ajax) has an effort on goal.
Trabelsi's cross is met perfectly by Ibrahimovic and Dida dives acrobatically to deny the Swedish international as the ball loops towards the top corner.

Gattuso (Milan) is penalised for a foul on Pienaar (Ajax).

Kaká (Milan) misses the target.

Laursen (in) - Costacurta (out) (Milan)
Costacurta has been replaced after a collision with Pienaar. Danish international Martin Laursen is an able replacement though.

Pienaar (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Costacurta (Milan).

Van der Vaart (Ajax) has a shot blocked.

Pirlo (Milan) takes the corner.

Inzaghi (Milan) misses the target.
Gattuso slides the ball through perfectly to Shevchenko and his cross is met by Filippo Inzaghi, who back-heels the ball towards goal. It is deflected for a corner.

Dida (Milan) makes a save.

Trabelsi (Ajax) has an effort on goal.
Trabelsi evades Alessandro Costacurta and Pirlo as he forces his way into the area but Dida smothers the ball at close range.

Van der Vaart (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Seedorf (Milan).

Dida (Milan) makes a save.

Van der Vaart (Ajax) takes the corner.

Van der Vaart (Ajax) hits the crossbar.
Van der Vaart's free-kick is almost perfect. His effort is flying towards the top corner before Dida tips it on to the crossbar and over.

Van der Vaart (Ajax) takes the free-kick.

Pirlo (Milan) fouls.
Rafael van der Vaart's free-kick is going nowhere before Pirlo handballs on the edge of the penalty box.

Maldini (Milan) is penalised for a foul on Sonck (Ajax).

Gattuso (Milan) misses the target.
Kaka again gets free on the Milan left and his low cross is met by Gennaro Gattuso, who shoots over the bar.

Van der Vaart (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Pirlo (Milan).

Gattuso (Milan) is penalised for a foul on Van der Vaart (Ajax).

Galásek (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Kaká (Milan).

Kaká (Milan) misses the target.

Seedorf (Milan) misses the target.

Pirlo (Milan) takes the corner.

Pienaar (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Pirlo (Milan).

Sonck (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Nesta (Milan).

Shevchenko (Milan) misses the target.
Andrea Pirlo's free kick catches Ajax asleep and Andriy Shevchenko volleys over from close range. That was Milan's first clear opening.

Yakubu (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Inzaghi (Milan).

Trabelsi (Ajax) is penalised for a foul on Costacurta (Milan).

Trabelsi (Ajax) has a shot blocked.

Inzaghi (Milan) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Escudé (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Inzaghi (Milan).

Van der Vaart (Ajax) misses the target.
Rafael van der Vaart has a shot which goes just wide. Ajax are enjoying the majority of possession. They are playing like the home team.

Dida (Milan) makes a save.

Ibrahimović (Ajax) has an effort on goal.

Seedorf (Milan) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Trabelsi (Ajax).

Dida (Milan) makes a save.

Ibrahimović (Ajax) has an effort on goal.

Pirlo (Milan) delivers the corner.

Pienaar (Ajax) misses the target.

Kaká (Milan) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ibrahimović (Ajax).

Van der Vaart (Ajax) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Inzaghi (Milan).

Pienaar (Ajax) delivers the corner.

Inzaghi (Milan) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Maxwell (Ajax).

The match is under way.