 
                                    Ajax has secured a spot in the UEFA Champions League group stage after beating APOEL 2-0 in their playoff second-leg on Wednesday following a scoreless draw last week.
The Dutch giants will be joined by Belgian side Club Brugge and Slavia Prague in the main draw.
Brugge beat Austria’s LASK Linz 2-1 for a 3-1 aggregate win, while Prague edged Romania’s CFR Cluj 1-0 to make it 2-0 on aggregate.
The draw for the group stages of the Champions League will be made on Thursday.
 
                                 
                                        
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