Real Madrid player ratings: Los Blancos struggled badly against Ajax HERE for the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign upfor the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Real Madrid suffered a humiliating 4-1 loss to Ajax as the Champions League holders were dumped out of the competition 5-3 on aggregate. Santiago Solari’s side headed into the second leg of the tie with a 2-1 advantage but fell behind early to strikes from Hakim Ziyech and David Neres. Injuries to Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior did not help matters and things got worse when Dusan Tadic scored just after the hour. Substitute Marco Asensio pulled a goal back for the hosts but a fourth goal from Lasse Schone and a red card for Nacho rounded off a dismal night for Los Blancos. Express Sport has rated how the Real Madrid players performed against Ajax, but do you agree? Real Madrid player ratings vs Ajax – Champions League GK: Thibaut Courtois – 4 Not much of a chance with Ajax’s opening strikes but will be disappointed to get lobbed by Schone’s free-kick. Made some decent stops but seemed short of his best. RB: Dani Carvajal – 5 Kept plugging away manfully despite being overrun for much of the night. Real Madrid player ratings: Dani Carvajal had a tough evening against a fluid attack CB: Raphael Varane – 4 Looked lost without Sergio Ramos alongside him in central defence. Hit the Ajax bar with a header but defensive solidity would have been more welcome. CB: Nacho – 3 Couldn’t keep a handle on the free-flowing Ajax attack and was eventually put out of his misery when he received his marching orders late on. LB: Sergio Reguilon – 5 Played well despite the humiliating scoreline, with the youngster looking like a long-term successor to Marcelo. Real Madrid player ratings: Sergio Reguilon played well despite the hammering CM: Casemiro – 3 Will never be able to live that Tadic spin down, with it sure to appear on highlights reels from now until the end of days. Was pulled all over the shop by the visitors and might as well have not been on the pitch. CM: Toni Kroos – 4 Not the performance he needed to defy his critics, with the German caught out by younger, hungrier opponents. CM: Luka Modric – 5 Found the going tough up against Frenkie de Jong, although he can’t be accused of a lack of effort. Tried his best to get Madrid moving with his passing, but received very little help from those around him. Real Madrid player ratings: Luka Modric had a tough time against Frenkie de Jong RAM: Lucas Vazquez – 4 An early threat with his delivery from wide but injury saw him subbed before he really got going. LAM: Vinicius Junior – 5 Another untimely blow for Real as the Brazilian was forced off, having looked most likely to get them back in the match. ST: Karim Benzema – 4 The match passed him by for long periods and the Frenchman just wasn’t sharp enough when given a sniff of an opportunity. Real Madrid player ratings: Do you agree with our ratings for Los Blancos against Ajax?<doc-sep>No microphone has been detected in the system x You need to give permission for the microphone to be used to be able to use it x Error while trying to use the microphone, the browser may not be compatible x<doc-sep>It was a spectacularly disastrous night for the defending champions as Dutch giants Ajax steamrolled past the 13-time winners to progress to the quarter-finals on a 5-3 aggregate lead. This result means Ajax have progressed from a knockout tie of the Champions League for the first time since the 1996-97 season when they beat Atletico, only to be knocked out by Juve in the semis. The game started brightly for Madrid, with the holders looking to crush Ajax's hopes early on, and Varane came incredibly close to doing just that but his header in the 6th minute struck the woodwork and lead to an Ajax counter that would amount to the first goal scored by Hakim Ziyech, who was set up brilliantly by Man of the Match Dusan Tadic, who made absolute fools out of the defending champions' defence at their own home. Things just kept on getting worse for Madrid as the former Southampton player absolutely destroyed Madrid's midfield and defensive lines with an exquisite Cryuff turn and set up David Neres, and the Brazilian chipped over Courtois, whose technique and positioning for that goal was iffy, at best. Ramos who was banned from the match was clearly missed. Madrid lost Lucas Vasquez and Vinicius Jr. in a span of fewer than 10 minutes before the halftime whistle. While Gareth Bale and Marco Asensio tried their best to get back in the game, they were unsuccessful. The latter eventually scored Madrid's first home goal in over 4 hours of football in all competitions. Ajax, who had a goal ruled out by VAR last time the sides met, were allowed to score a controversial goal, as the ball clearly went out of play before the ball reached Van der Beek, who set up Tadic for Ajax's third goal of the night. Just a minute after Asensio scored, Ajax midfielder Lasse Schone curled in a truly spectacular effort from an improbable angle, although Courtois was again caught napping when the ball was played in. Here are some observations from the game. Also see : Womens World Cup Bracket, Copa America Standings, Gold Cup Standings #1 Solari isn't the man for the task Solari looks out of his depth at the helm of the biggest club in World Football Replacing Zizou and create Ronaldo's 60 goals a season with current players was always going to be a more than tedious task. The Argentine manager lost two El Clasico hosted at the Bernebau in the space of four days, and their Champions League performance was absolutely shambolic in every sense of the word as Real imploded and were outclassed by Ajax. The previous manager, Julen Lopetegui, failed in his job too before he was sacked from his role. Under Solari, Madrid have had only the progress of youngsters such as Reguilon and Vinicius as glaring positives in what has been a bitterly disappointing season for Madrid. The senior players are not living up to their reputation and it looks like Madrid will end the season empty-handed. They are a far cry from the La Liga title race and have been knocked out of Copa del Rey. There is little left to play for Solari. Perhaps, the board will look to appoint a new coach like Pochettino or re-appoint Jose Mourinho. 1 / 4 NEXT<doc-sep>Real Madrid crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday night after suffering an embarrassing defeat to Ajax. Los Blancos were 2-1 up going into the second leg of their last-16 tie at the Bernabeu but clearly underestimated their visiting opponents. Hakim Ziyech scored the opener after seven minutes as Ajax cranked up the heat before David Neres turned the tie on its head within the first 20 minutes. At half-time, the Dutch side were leading 2-0 and threatened to pull off a massive shock. Things got even better in the second period, with Dusan Tadic scored a third. Marco Asensio pulled one back to give Real life, but with just under 20 minutes to go, Lasse Schone thumped in a spectacular freekick to complete Ajax's 4-1 win. It was a truly astonishing result and it's one that ends the Spanish side's era of European dominance. On the night though, they crashed out with a whimper. Real's performance was so bad, that many fans are calling for a complete overhaul in the summer. Santiago Solari's current team is full of individual stars, but they haven't worked well together this season. In fact, there has been plenty of speculation that the dressing room has split and one player, in particular, appears to be causing the manager a headache. Isco has fallen out of favour under Solari and he's found opportunities very hard to come by recently. The midfielder did feature against Barcelona last week, but against Ajax, he didn't even make the bench and according to reports from Spain, his response to that decision was quite concerning. Marca have suggested that Isco was furious with Solari's decision to leave him out of the 18 man squad. So much so, that he refused to get onto the team bus at Real's Valdebebas based training facility and didn't make the journey to the Bernabeu as he was expected to do. Instead, he left by car and at this moment in time, it's unclear where he went. The same report says goes on to say that Isco was so frustrated with the call to drop him that he stayed away from his teammates in the dressing room and wasn't seen before or after the game. Incidentally, striker Mariano Diaz was also dropped from the squad but he reacted in a different way and boarded the bus with the team as normal. Clearly, Isco was far more upset with Solari's decision and things certainly aren't looking good for the Spaniard. He's already unfavoured by the boss and showing this attitude will do him no favours. News Now - Sport News<doc-sep>
It's all over for Real Madrid in the Champions League. The current holders are out and this definitely means that there will be a new Champions League winner this season. After yesterday night's inspiring win, Ajax might just fancy their chances of winning the coveted European trophy against all odds. Ajax totally outclassed Real Madrid in their own backyard and as the commentators rightly said during the game, Madrid were second best in every possible department on the pitch last night. The goal riot for Ajax started with Hakim Ziyech opening the scoring in just the 7th minute when Madrid lost the ball horrendously in their own half, just for Dusan Tadic to latch on to it and provide a sublime assist for Ziyech to finish it. Just 11 minutes later in the 18th minute, Tadic showed his class once again to run through the Madrid defense, to eventually end up passing the ball accurately to David Neres, who chipped the ball over Thibaut Courtois for the second goal. It was game over for the Galacticos when Dusan Tadic found the back of the net in the 62nd minute. Lasse Schone ended Madrid's Champions League journey with a high cross from a set piece, which ended up in the net for Ajax's fourth goal. Though Marco Asensio pulled one back, it was merely a consolation. on that note, let's look at the top 3 things we learned from the famous Ajax win last night. #1 The Ajax team is a factory of young European talent Real Madrid v Ajax - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg No one expected the young Ajax team to come to the Santiago Bernabeu and overturn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-1 win over the mighty Real Madrid, but the young Ajax team just went all the way to glory. Frenkie de Jong (21), David Neres (22) and Mathias de Ligt (19) played like absolute veterans of the game and bossed their respective roles throughout the 90 minutes. While de Jong made Luka Modric look ordinary in the midfield, de Ligt did not give an inch of space for Karim Benzema to attack the Ajax goal. On the other hand, David Neres terrorized the Madrid defense, and he was rewarded well in the 18th minute. Dusan Tadic cross found him one on one with Belgian International Thibaut Courtois and not everyone has the guts to chip the ball over the tall goalkeeper, but that's exactly what Neres did. There is no doubt that Ajax is a factory of young talent in Europe, and as Barcelona have already snapped up Frenkie de Jong from the next season onwards, there is no doubt there are 5-6 names in the Ajax first team right now, who could be playing for European powerhouses probably next season, especially Mathias de Ligt. 1 / 3 NEXT