Union Berlin featured in Europe for the first time last season, eliminated in the Europa Conference League group phase.
This time round, in the Europa League, they actually lost their first two matches 1-0, but bounced back with four consecutive victories by the exact same scoreline.
This saw Urs Fischer’s team end-up one point below Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, but above last season’s quarter-finalists Braga.
Thus, this’ll be, by far, the biggest European match of Union’s modest history, so will it be a night to remember?
As for Ajax, this season has certainly not gone to plan so far.
The Eredivisie champions finished third in their Champions League group, twice beating Rangers, but losing all four matches against Napoli and Liverpool, conceding ten times against the Italian league-leaders.
Ajax’s problems though have come domestically, failing to win seven consecutive league games for the first time since 1965.
This saw Alfred Schreuder sacked last month but, since John Heitinga’s appointment, they’ve won all three Eredivisie matches.
Captain Dušan Tadić, the sole survivor from their run to the Champions League semi-finals, will lead the line.
The danger man though could be Mohammed Kudus, who scored four times in the group stages, and netted twice for Ghana at the World Cup.
With Steven Bergwijn injured, Francisco Conceição will complete the attack.
January signing Gerónimo Rulli has established himself as the number one goalkeeper, usurping Remko Pasveer.
