| Competition | Champions League (Group 2 B) |
| Season | 2002-03 |
| Round | 1 |
| Date | |
| Home | Valencia |
| Away | Ajax |
| Final Score (regular time) | 1 - 1 |
| Halftime Score | 0 - 0 |
| Referees | Gilles Veissiere |
| Spectators | 40,000 |
| Average age of starting lineup | 24.59 |
| Number of official Ajax 1 matches of starting lineup | 863 |
| Player | Active | Position | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Didulica | Start | Keeper | |
| Hatem Trabelsi | Start | Defender | |
| André Bergdølmo | Start | Defender | |
| Cristian Chivu | Start | Defender | |
| Maxwell | Start | Defender | |
| Tomás Galásek | Start | Midfielder | |
| Steven Pienaar | Start | Midfielder | |
| Jari Litmanen | Start | Midfielder | |
| Rafael van der Vaart | Start | Midfielder | |
| Andy van der Meijde | Start | Forward | |
| Mido | Start | Forward | |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović | Bench | ||
| Nigel de Jong | Bench | ||
| Nourdin Boukhari | Bench | ||
| Maarten Stekelenburg | Bench | ||
| Wamberto | Bench | ||
| Richard Witschge | Bench | ||
| Abubakari Yakubu | Bench |
| Valencia | Minute | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| First half | ||
| 19 | Yellow card Cristian Chivu | |
| 34 | Yellow card Mido | |
| Second half | ||
| 55 | Yellow card Hatem Trabelsi | |
| Yellow card Albelda | 55 | |
| 59 | Substistuted Jari Litmanen out, in Zlatan Ibrahimović | |
| 71 | Substistuted Steven Pienaar out, in Nigel de Jong | |
| 75 | Yellow card Nigel de Jong | |
| 76 | Yellow card Tomás Galásek | |
| 85 | Substistuted Mido out, in Nourdin Boukhari | |
| 88 | Goal Zlatan Ibrahimović, assist: Rafael van der Vaart | |
| Goal Angulo | 90+2 |
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