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    European roundup: Ajax hit VVV-Venlo for 13, Real Madrid win El Clasico

    Lassina Traore assisted himself to 5 goals for the Eredivisie club.

    Ajax set a new Eredivisie record with a 13-0 away win at 10-man VVV-Venlo while Real Madrid claimed a 3-1 success in El Clasico against Barcelona at an empty Nou Camp.

    Lassina Traore scored 5 goals as Ajax shook off their midweek Champions League defeat by Liverpool to move back top of the table.

    Jurgen Ekkelenkamp opened the scoring after 13 minutes prior to Traore hit a double and Dusan Tadic made it 4-0 at half- time.

    Got ta love thisteam ♥ ¹³ #vvvaja pic.twitter.com/5jHn5HFQ3g

    — AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) October 24, 2020

    The home side saw defender Christian Kum revealed a straight red card 6 minutes into the second half, with Ajax then scoring an incredible 9 more goals.

    Traore finished his hat-trick in the 54th minute, capitalising on an error by beleaguered Venlo goalkeeper Delano Van Crooy, with Brazilian forward Antony including a 6th.

    Ekkelenkamp got his second and after that Daley Blind scored the 8th on the hour, with Traore making it 9-0 prior to substitute Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored two times in the space of 2 minutes, one from a penalty.

    #VVVAJA pic.twitter.com/A0gx5XIDBS

    — VVV-Venlo (@VVVVenlo) October 24, 2020

    The Amsterdam side soon had a 12th through Lisandro Martinez‘s long- variety effort prior to Traore finished the thrashing with 3 minutes left.

    Ajax’s tally improved their own previous record 12-1 success over Vitesse in Might 1972, and sent them back to the top of the table above PSV Eindhoven.

    In LaLiga, Real Madrid went back to the top of the table as they commemorated an unforgettable win over their strong competitors.

    Luka Modric sealed Real Madrid’s win at an empty Nou Camp (Joan Monfort/AP)

    Both teams had actually suffered shock beats last weekend, with Zinedine Zidane‘s side then beaten 3-2 at home by Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League opener on Wednesday night.

    Los Blancos went on through Federico Valverde after just 5 minutes, only for 17-year-old Ansu Fati to rapidly equalise.

    Sergio Ramos put Real Madrid back in front from the penalty spot on 63 minutes, which was granted after the referee evaluated a t-shirt pull on the pitchside display, prior to substitute Luka Modric added a 3rd in stoppage time.

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