Ajax won 2-0 at home to FC Twente but that wasn’t enough for the Amsterdam club, which finished a point behind PSV despite holding a nine-point lead with five games remaining.

The last-gasp draw saw Ajax drop to second with a game to play, and a point behind PSV, who smashed Heracles 4-1 at the same time after Malik Tillman and Ismael Saibari stole the show.

Francesco Farioli’s side had won 13 of 14 matches to open up that advantage, only to lose 4-0 to FC Utrecht and 3-0 to NEC Nijmegen in the run-in.

AMSTERDAM - Ajax Amsterdam relinquished top spot in the Dutch league to PSV Eindhoven on the penultimate match day on Wednesday after they were held to a 2-2 draw following a late equaliser by ...

The last-gasp draw saw Ajax drop to second with a game to play, and a point behind PSV, who smashed Heracles 4-1 at the same time after Malik Tillman and Ismael Saibari stole the show.

Ajax won 2-0 at arch-rivals PSV Eindhoven on Sunday, taking the Amsterdam giants one step closer to a 37th Dutch league title. Goals either side of halftime from Davy Klaassen and Bertrand Traore ...

Ajax won 2-0 at home to FC Twente but that wasn’t enough for the Amsterdam club, which finished a point behind PSV despite holding a nine-point lead with five games remaining.