By Irishexaminer.com,Reuters
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Elsewhere Marcus Thuram powered home two headed goals as Inter Milan banished the demons of last season’s Champions League final and won their opening game of the new group campaign 2-0 away at Ajax Amsterdam.
Inter were hammered 5-0 by Paris St Germain in May’s final in Munich and came into Wednesday’s clash at the Johan Cruyff Arena after successive defeats in Serie A but proved too strong for their Dutch hosts with the French international taking centre stage.
Thuram stole in at the near post, attacking Hakan Calhanoglu’s corner and getting ahead of the Ajax defenders to turn in a powerful header three minutes before half-time to open the scoring.
His second goal came two minutes into the second half from another Calhanoglu corner, but this time he was more central and climbed above the home defence to score easily.
In the other games, Olympiacos and Pafos FC finished 0-0 in Athens while Slavia Prague and Norway side Bodo Glimt, who were taking part in their first ever Champions League game, played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in Prague.
