Since Schalke had to win back two goals, missed in Amsterdam, Cobalt from the starting whistle tried to offend the guests. Already in the 2nd minute Mayer hit the bar and it seemed that Gelsenkirchen would continue in the same spirit. However, this surge of host activity did not last long, and soon the initiative moved to Ajax.

Young and aggressive Dutch attacked not only much more often, but also sharper, and at times Schalke was lucky. Only in the second half of the first half, the hosts began from time to time to conduct counterattacks, which, however, did not bring the result.

In the second half, Schalke took a few minutes to build, after which he fired a "doublet". First Gorettska with Burgstaller played a double-duck, which ended with an accurate shot of the "eight" Schalke, and literally right there. A chamber from the left flank of Kolasinets closed Burgsteiner - 2: 0!.

After this unexpected turn the game went much more fun. Teams responded by attacking the attack, without giving respite to the defenders and goalkeepers. Even after Veltman, who earned two warnings in 9 minutes, left Ajax in the minority, the game on the oncoming courses did not stop. Although now more often threatened the gate of the opponent's hosts.

However, more goals were not scored in the regular time, and the teams had to find out the attitude in an additional 30-minute. And on the 11th minute Schalke still realized the numerical advantage: Kolasinats shot to the left in the penalty area, and there Kalidzhuri sent the ball into the net.

It seemed that the fate of the ticket to the semifinals was resolved, but Ajax went all-in, and in one of the chaotic attacks of guests, the defender, knocking the ball, fell into the leg of Virgever, from which the shell flew into the gate! But that was not all! At the last minute, Younes finally withdrew all the questions about the semi-finalists - 3: 2 Schalke - Ajax 3: 2 (d. ) Goals: Goretzka, 53, Burgstaller, 56, Kalijouri, 105 - Virgever, 111, Younes, 120.

Schalke: Fermann - Rieter (Avdizhazh 112), Hevedes, Nastasic, Kolasinac - Istanbul (Huntelaar, 54), Bentalaleb - Kalijuri, Goretzka (Gais, 84), Mayer - Burgstaller.

Ajax: Onana-Virgever, De Ligt, Sanchez, Veltman-Ziech, Schone (van de Beek, 74), Klaassen-Kluivert (Dolberg, 61), Traore (Tette, 82), Younes.

Warnings: Burgstaller, Kolashinats, Nastasic - Weltman, Virgever, Ziech.

Deletion: Veltman, 80, re-warning.