Real Madrid players react as Ajax’s Dusan Tadic celebrates scoring his side’s third goal, during the Champions League soccer match between Real Madrid and Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on Tuesday. ( Manu Fernandez / The Associated Press )The right back spoke his mind in a post-game interview after another humiliating home loss, a 4-1 rout against Ajax that ended the team’s reign as Champions League champions. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this bad before.”Article Continued BelowReality finally caught up with Real Madrid in the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era. Ronaldo led Real Madrid to three Champions League titles in a row, and four in five seasons before leaving to join Juventus. With him on the team, Madrid hadn’t lost a Champions League knockout series since the 2015 semifinals against Juventus.

Source: thestar March 06, 2019 23:03 UTC