 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Litmanen aiva mumwe wevatambi vechikwata chaVan Gaal vakahwina makwikwi matatu akatevedzana eHolland uye vakasvika mufainari yeUEFA Champions League kaviri mumutsara. Kubva pakutanga kwemwaka wa1994-95 kusvika pakati pemwaka wa1995-96, Ajax haina kukundwa muEredivisie kutamba mitambo makumi mashanu nemashanu neChampions League mitambo gumi nemapfumbamwe. Apo Ajax yakakunda Milan mu1995 Champions League yokupedzisira, Litmanen akava mutambi wekutanga weFinland kuhwina mukombe weEuropean Champions League. Muna 1995-96, ndiye aive akahwina muChampions League aine zvibodzwa zvipfumbamwe, kusanganisira zvakaenzana mumutambo wekupedzisira wakanangana neJuventus, iyo Ajax yakarasikirwa nemapainzi. Muna 1995, akahwinawo Intercontinental Cup kurwisa Grêmio uye akauya wechitatu mukuvhota kweBallon dOr European Footballer of the Year, apedza wechisere gore rakapfuura. 