Semifinal duel of the Europa League between Ajax and Lyon will take place not on the 4th, but on May 3rd.
The draw was brought to the semi-finals of the Europa League by Ajax and Lyon (the second pair were MJ and Celta). Initially, the game in the Netherlands between them was scheduled for Thursday, May 4.
However, at the request of the mayor of Amsterdam, Ebhard van der Laan, the duel will take place one day earlier, - reports at5. Nl.
The reason was that on May 4 in the Netherlands celebrate Remembrance Day - a day of memory of the fallen in various military conflicts. And the official ceremony takes place at the Dam Square in Amsterdam.
Ajax does not have the best memories with Lyon. In 2011, Amsterdamers were close to reaching the playoffs of the Champions League, but in the last round they lost to Real 0: 3, and Lyon beat Zagreb Dynamo 7: 1 and passed on.