Ajax will endeavour to keep their slim hopes of reaching the Europa League knockout rounds alive when they travel to the Stade Velodrome to face Marseille in their penultimate Group B fixture on Thursday.
The hosts, meanwhile, are looking to claim their third group-stage victory in a row and boost their chances of finishing at the summit.
A 2-0 success in Greece on matchday four, thanks to goals from Chancel Mbemba and Ismaila Sarr, helped Les Gones maintain their position at the summit of Group B, just one point clear of second-placed Brighton who will play host to Gennaro Gattuso's men in a potentially pivotal contest in two weeks' time.
Marseille have since failed to build on their win over AEK Athens as they have dropped five points out of six in Ligue 1 away fixtures against Lens and Strasbourg, with a 1-0 defeat to the former before the international break followed by a 1-1 draw with the latter last weekend.
Although a strike from Jonathan Clauss was enough to rescue a point against Strasbourg, Les Gones were wasteful in attack as only three of their 16 shots hit the target, and a winless run of four matches in Ligue 1 has seen them slip to 12th in the table, just three points above the relegation zone.
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