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Clean sheet delight for De Zerbi as Brighton beat Ajax
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Will Evans
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Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton eased to victory against Ajax
Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton eased to victory against Ajax

Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi was delighted to see his side keep a clean sheet in their 2-0 Europa League victory over Ajax.

The hosts opened the scoring just before half-time through Joao Pedro, after goalkeeper Diant Ramaj palmed Kaoru Mitoma's shot into the Brazilian's path.

Ansu Fati then doubled their lead on 53 minutes — exquisitely poking home Simon Adingra's incisive pass.

It was a comfortable victory for the South Coast outfit, who secured their first-ever European win and climbed to third in Group B.

But De Zerbi was particularly pleased with Brighton's defensive display.

He said: "We played a great game, we played very well, we deserved to win, maybe with more goals but the most important news is that we didn't concede a goal.

"We kept a clean sheet, it is important but now on Sunday we have another big game [against Fulham] and we have to be ready."

Ansu Fati scored Brighton's second against Ajax
Ansu Fati scored Brighton's second against Ajax

The 44-year-old Italian also demanded even more from his players, despite being proud of the club's first continental triumph.

He said: "We didn't expect the tactical disposition of Ajax, they defended with two strikers and we had time to understand the space.

"In the first half, we played Pascal [Gross], [Simon] Adingra and Joel Veltman and in the second half we understood the space better.

"We scored the first goal after a lot of passes. We have to improve to move the ball faster, to play and reduce the amount of touches for every player but we have got the first victory in Europe for Brighton.

"It is a great day for our fans, our club, our owner and we are very proud to give them this day."

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