Ajax misery, Gladbach storm into Champions League group stage

Four-times European champions Ajax missed out on the Champions League group stage after losing 4-1 to Rostov as Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach eased through on Wednesday. Russia's Rostov, who qualified for the first time, completed a 5-2 aggregate win in the playoff tie against Dutch side Ajax who fell in the qualifying rounds for the second season running after a shock defeat by Rapid Vienna one year ago. Raffael and Thorgan Hazard both scored hat-tricks as Gladbach mauled Swiss