The defending champions were dismantled by the Dutch side, signaling the end of an era with one of the club's worst-ever losses
Real Madrid suffered the club's worst-ever home Champions League defeat on Tuesday as they were dumped out of the Champions League by Ajax in stunning fashion.
Following a 2-1 first leg victory, Madrid appeared to have one foot in the quarter-finals as they headed back to Santiago Bernabeu for their second leg clash with the Dutch powerhouse.
Los Blancos had not been eliminated in Europe after winning the first leg away from home since a 1994-95 UEFA Cup defeat to Odense Boldklub as they entered Tuesday's clash as heavy favourites.
However, it was Ajax who ran rampant from the offset, dominating the Spanish side en route to a 4-1 battering that sealed a 5-3 aggregate win for the Eredivisie side.
As a result, Real Madrid are the first reigning Champions League winners to fail to qualify for the quarter-final stage since Chelsea in 2012-13 as the Blues were eliminated in the first knockout stage that season.
The 4-1 scoreline was also the club's worst-ever margin of defeat in a home knockout game in European competition, with the capital club having now lost four consecutive home matches at the Bernabeu for the first time since 2004, having done so only three times ever.
That run started with a 2-1 loss to Girona on February 17 as Real Madrid looked ahead towards a pair of Clasicos with Barcelona.
They lost the first 3-0 to fall out of the Copa del Rey while Saturday's 1-0 defeat all but ended their La Liga hopes.
Having scored four goals on Tuesday, Ajax are just the third away side to score four goals in a Champions League match at the Bernabeu, joining Bayern Munich in 2000 and Schalke in 2015.
Ajax are unbeaten in each of their previous 48 Champions League matches in which theyβve scored the opening goal, while they now progress to the quarter-finals for the first time in 22 years.
The last time the club won a knockout round tie was 1996-97 as they saw off Atletico Madrid in the quarter-final round that year.
Next up for Real Madrid is a trip to Real Valladolid as Santiago Solari's side plays for little more than pride over the remainder of the campaign.
Timdee
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How to keep Bernabeu clean without a single victory.πππ
Weezdom
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Real Madrid didn't only lose Cristiano Ronaldo's 50 goals a season , they lost the mentality he brought in the team , and the fear factor , now it's different teams just go at them cause they are toothless . it's more just goals , he uplifted them a lot , with just his presence .
Yorokiri
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Ramos thought he is smarter than God... intentionally got a yellow card,, thinking it was going to be a one way traffic!!! you lie Ramos, see you serving your remaining one match suspension in the group stage next season
Nuyabopz
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Weird for it to happen so suddenly, but it does happen to strong teams all the time. When there is no fresh blood injected every few seasons, the team can become predictable, and beatable. Add to that constant managerial changes and an over reliance on Ronaldo's goals, and you can see why Madrid are in such a bad position. Barely any youth promoted to the starting line up (granted it was a very strong first team), over reliance on a now departed player, and too many managerial changes
Stephenwilliams
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the way real Madrid is going down they will soon discover oil
omz222
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In the last seven days Real Madrid are out of everything except Humiliation[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh] It all happened because of this
AndresOmalio
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next year af will say on this day Real was humiliated by Ajax and knocked out of the CL
apkwill
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All of those historics has come to a halt just Bcos of this man, who were maltreated.
Haku-Kale-BARCA
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Bernabeu has became like TEMPLE and players like TEMPLE's bell π Any body comes and rings then goes ππππ
PrinceDjdowskiKess
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Modric win World best player Courtious win world best goalkeeper Since then Madrid become a beating Drum