5 famous Champions League shocks

#3 Real Madrid 1-4 Ajax (2019)

Ajax produced a sensational performance at the Bernabeu

This result came in the most recent set of Champions League fixtures, with the Eredivisie champions dumping out the reigning European champions in their own back yards. There is little doubting that this Real Madrid team is weaker than the one that won the Champions League trophy last season, with the notable absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, but on paper, their squad was still much stronger than Ajax’s.

However, Ajax came to the Bernabeu and produced a superb display, overturning Real’s 2-1 lead from the first leg. Dusan Tadic was the star of the show for the Dutch giants, scoring once and setting up another two, before Lasse Schone secured Ajax’s progress with a brilliant free kick.

The game proved decisive for Real manager Santiago Solari, who was in charge for just one more game before being replaced by Zinedine Zidane.