UEFA Europa League 2016/17: Ranking the semi-finalists

BASEL, SWITZERLAND - MAY 18:  Captian Jose Antonio Reyes (C) of Sevilla lifts the Europa League trophy as players celebrate at the award ceremoy after the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park on May 18, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland.  (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Spanish side Sevilla won the Europa League in 2016.

#3 Ajax

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 23:  Kasper Dolberg of Ajax in action during the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 second leg match between Ajax Amsterdam and Legia Warszawa at Amsterdam Arena on February 23, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
Kasper Dolberg has a huge responsibility on his young shoulders for Ajax to win the Europa League

One of the esteemed members of European football and the only winners of the tournament out of the final four, having won in 1992, Ajax are also the only side left who are still in contention to win the league title. The Dutch side are four points behind leaders Feyenoord and boast of one of the youngest sides with the likes of Justin Kluivert, son of former player and current sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain, Patrick Kluivert, and Kasper Dolberg, who is just 19 years of age but has scored 19 goals so far this season.

The Dutch side topped the group which had Celta Vigo, and in the knockouts, they did well to beat Polish side Legia Warsaw, Danish outfit FC Kobenhavn and German team Schalke, who posed the greatest threat and Ajax had to dig deep to qualify in extra-time.

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Now, they are up against French side Lyon, who are an experienced outfit and with the second leg away from home, Ajax need top performances to win the semi-final and give themselves a shot to win the trophy for the second time in their history.

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