Defeat to Ajax ended a run of three Champions League wins, days after Copa del Rey and La Liga hopes evaporated
Today is 6 March, Real Madrid’s birthday, but there is nothing to celebrate. This week has been the worst in their 117-year history: three home defeats, eight goals conceded and just one scored, all three competitions gone, one after the other – knocked out of the Copa del Rey, the La Liga title race, and the Champions League. The 4-1 humbling at the Bernabéu by Ajax on Tuesday night saw Real lose their grip on a trophy they have held for three years. The predominance over their greatest rivals held for 87 years is also gone.
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Written by Sid Lowe
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/06/real-madrid-nothing-left-to-play-for-champions-league-ajax under the title “Real Madrid’s unhappy birthday sees club with nothing left to play for”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
