Bruges beat Ajax but both clubs exit Champions League

Club Bruges beat four times European champions Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 in their final Champions League match on Tuesday but both clubs exited the competition after Celta Vigo won at AC Milan.

Norwegian substitute Bengt Saeternes scored an 84th-minute winner to give Bruges a deserved victory after a Wesley Sonck penalty for Ajax had cancelled out Rune Lange's opener for Bruges in the first half.

Bruges's win meant they pipped Ajax to third place in Group H, with eight points to Ajax's six, to clinch a place in the UEFA Cup third round at the Dutch side's expense.

Spanish club Celta finished second in the group on nine points after their 2-1 victory at already-qualified Milan in Italy.