The two remaining Dutch clubs in European football competition were both eliminated on Thursday evening, following defeats for PSV and Feyenoord earlier in the week. Ajax lost 4-1 away to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League round of 16 after fielding what some had described as a “fantasy team”.

A heavily rotated Ajax side was knocked out of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday after a 4-1 hammering at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Deutsche Bank Park. The Amsterdammers had lost the first leg 1-2 in Amsterdam.

Eintracht Frankfurt secured their place in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals with a commanding 4-1 victory over Ajax in the second leg of their round of 16 tie.

Eintracht Frankfurt will be starting goalkeeper Kevin Trapp for the second leg of their Europa League last 16 tie against Ajax later on Thursday, the club said just a few hours before kick-off. Frankfurt said on X that Trapp is suffering "from a painful injury to his shin.

Ajax suffered a setback in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, losing their home match against Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. The Amsterdammers made a great start, scoring within the first ten minutes through Brian Brobbey,

Athletic Bilbao beat 10-man Roma 3-1 in their Europa League last-16 second leg on Thursday, while Eintracht Frankfurt put four past Ajax to book their place in the quarter-finals with a 6-2 aggregate win.

Eintracht Frankfurt playmaker Mario Götze was showered with praise after his gala performance in the Europa League last-16 win over Ajax Amsterdam. The man who scored Germany's winner in the 2014 World Cup final has struggled ever since,