The battle for the place in the European Cup is between Utrecht and Ajax.

On Thursday, May 21st, the semi-final matches of the playoffs of the Dutch Eradivisa took place for the place in the qualification of the Conference League.

In the first match, Utrecht beat Guerenveen at home with a score of 3:2.

The winner of the match was the Ukrainian forward Artem Stepanov - for the 18-year football player, whose contract belongs to Bayer, for the fifth goal in 14 matches.

'Who needs Haaland when you have Stepanov? #utrhee pic. twitter.

com/tXgpckHJSm — ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) May 21, 2026 Mike van der Hoorn and Suffian El-Karouani also scored goals. Dylan Wente and Jacob Trenskov scored against Guerenveen.

In the other semi-final, Ajax beat Groningen at home 2:0 thanks to goals from Devi Klassen and Jorti Mokio.

In this way, Utrecht and Ajax reached the playoff finals, where among themselves they will win a ticket to the selection of the European Cup tournament. Gras is scheduled for May 24 at 19:00.