Ajax 0 - Espanyol 2

Ajax: Stekelenburg; Ogararu, Heitinga, Grygera, Vermaelen; Gabri (De Mul 72'), Maduro (Vertonghen 46'), Sneijder, Roger (Mitea 46'); Rosales, Huntelaar. 4-4-2.
Espanyol: Gorka Iraizoz; Velasco, Jarque, Lacruz, Chica; Moisés Hurtado, Edu Costa; Corominas (De la Peña 88'), Luis García (Zabaleta 71'), Moha (Riera 78'); Pandiani. 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 36. Pandiani. Got in front of defence to head Moha cross down past keeper.
0-2. 77. Corominas. Drove shot in on far post after Pandiani laid ball across.

Espanyol's extraordinary form in the UEFA Cup continued with a 0-2 win over former European champions Ajax. The early chances were for the Dutch side, with Sneijder testing Iraizoz with a free kick and their two Catalans Gabri and Roger also having efforts blocked. But with ten minutes to go to the break, Pandiani got on the end of Moha's centre to steer a powerful header down past Stekelenburg.

Iraizoz did well to keep out Huntelaar, Sneijder and Vertonghen after the restart, but Corominas also went close a couple of times. And with a quarter of an hour to go the young winger got on the end of a cross by Pandiani to fire home his side's second. There was still time for the home side to rattle the woodwork, but the game ended soon afterwards and Espanyol had kept up their 100% record, virtually ensuring them top spot in their group.