UCL: Ajax scale through knockout tie for first time in 22 years after thrashing Madrid 4 - 1

Ajax beat Real Madrid 4 - 1 at the Santiago Bernabeu - Goal

The Blancos' long continental reign is over after a shock second leg defeat - a result that will have huge ramifications in the Spanish capital.
Today’s empire, tomorrow’s ashes. Real
Madrid ’s vice-like grip on the Champions League is over.

Electric Ajax stunned the 13-time European champions at the Santiago Bernabeu with a 4-1 (5-3 aggregate) victory, ending their reign of over 1,000 days as kings of the continent.

This result sealed Solari’s fate and he will not manage the club next season. He cannot, after presiding over the greatest humiliation in their recent history.

Two Clasico defeats by Barcelona and this elimination by Ajax saw Madrid’s entire season crumble in the space of seven days.

They have nothing left to play for, out of the
Copa del Rey, 12 points behind leaders Barcelona in La Liga and eliminated from the Champions League in the last 16 for the first time since 2006.

Madrid have won the Champions League for three seasons in a row but were dismantled by Ajax as the Santiago Bernabeu’s nerves were shredded on a thrilling evening in the capital.