Ajax escapes early Champions League exit against PAOK

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Last season’s Champions League semifinalist Ajax came close to crashing out in qualifying Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PAOK Thessaloniki 5-4 on aggregate.
On a night when former European champions Porto and Celtic were both knocked out, Ajax faced elimination when its former youth player Diego Biseswar scored for PAOK in the 23rd minute to put the Greek team 3-2 ahead on aggregate.
Ajax captain Dusan Tadic saw one penalty saved, but scored a second to draw lev