Real Madrid's tumultuous season just got a whole lot worse.
In an unforgettable night at the Santiago Bernabeu, Ajax overturned a 2-1 first-leg deficit with a swashbuckling attacking performance, finding the net four times en route to a 5-3 aggregate victory in their last-16 tie.
Without Cristiano Ronaldo leading the attack or Zinedine Zidane giving instructions from the touchline, the Spanish juggernaut's Champions League domination came to a screeching halt.
Here are some of the standout statistics in the wake of Madrid's shocking defeat Tuesday:
1: For the first time in club history, Real Madrid have been ousted from the Champions League after winning away from home in the first leg of the tie.
3: The three-goal loss signals the heaviest home defeat Madrid have ever suffered in a European knockout match.
4: Across all competitions, Ajax are the first visiting team to score at least four goals at the Santiago Bernabeu since Barcelona accomplished the feat in 2015.
Real Madrid have now lost all of their last four matches across all competitions at the Bernabéu:
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❌ 1-2 vs. Girona
❌ 0-3 vs. Barcelona
❌ 0-1 vs. Barcelona
❌ 1-4 vs. Ajax
A crumbling fortress...🏚 pic.twitter.com/yrMDxPuNJN
9: This is the first time Real Madrid have failed to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League in nine seasons; they advanced to at least the semifinals in each of the past eight campaigns.
1,392: Ajax are the first team to eliminate Real Madrid in the Champions League since 2015 - 1,392 days ago, to be exact - when Juventus sent Los Blancos packing in the semifinals. It's been three years, nine months, and 20 days since the three-time defending champions have been kicked out of Europe's showpiece competition.
