Ten Hag has title in grasp
European Round-Up
ERIK TEN HAG took another step to ending his AJAX reign by lifting the Eredivisie title.
The Manchester Unitedbound boss saw his tabletopping Ajax side make it seven wins in a row after a 3-0 win over struggling PEC ZWOLLE last night.
Former Premier League players Dusan Tadic and Davy Klaassen were on target to make Ajax strong favourites to claim back-to-back domestic titles for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
Former Southampton winger Tadic and Everton flop Klaassen struck before the break to put the hosts in control.
And Klaaseen wrapped the win up late on in a one-sided clash in Amsterdam.
Dutchman Ten Hag, who will replace interim boss Ralf Rangnick and succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as permanent Red Devils manager in the
summer, sees his Ajax side hold a seven point advantage over PSV Eindhoven.
PSV can reduce the gap with a win today but Ajax are firmly in control with just four games remaining as Ten Hag looks to sign off on a high.
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick but BORUSSIA DORTMUND slipped to a 4-3 home defeat by BOCHUM in the Bundesliga.
Haaland's treble took the Norwegian striker to 28 goals in as many matches this season for second-placed Dortmund, who are 12 points behind newlycrowned champions BAYERN MUNICH, who lost 3-1 at MAINZ.
Despite Robert
Lewandowski's 34th goal of the season, Mainz dominated and hit the woodwork four times.
And Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann said: “To not go to the limit in every situation is human after the 10th title in a row. But we still wear the badge.
“There are too many defeats, too many in the same manner.”
Belgian winger Dries Mertens scored twice as NAPOLI thumped SASSUOLO 6-1 in Serie A. Napoli are four points behind leaders AC Milan and have played a game more.
MILAN and second-placed INTER are both in action today.