More than 1000 days of Madrid's "Real" club's dominance in Europe has ended - Amsterdam's "Ajax" sensationally eliminated the "white" team from the Champions League at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium.
From the very beginning of the match, the "Ajax" players did not give any gifts to the hosts and achieved a historic victory with a score of 4:1, advancing to the quarterfinals. For the Madrid team, this was the first failure in the round of 16 in the last eight years.
The past few days have been some of the most unsuccessful ones in the club's history for "Real" team - they formally ended their battle in all three tournaments.
Despite the third consecutive humiliation in their own field, Santiago Solari does not believe that this was his farewell to the club.
"The season is very challenging, but we are here to show our heart and character in such difficult moments," said S. Solari. "It is easy for everyone to accept a simple life, but in such moments, we must show our courage."
"The most important thing we need to do now is to stay calm and deal with all the difficulties by showing the best character traits. This club is bigger than all of us. It always comes back and when it does, it is even stronger," the strategist concluded with clichés.
Asked about his future, S. Solari briefly replied: "I did not come here to give up."
After the match, both inside and around the stadium, Jose Mourinho's name was already being heard. Fans also expressed their anger towards Florentino Perez, from whom they expect resignation.
