On the evening of March 24, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

There is no doubt that this is the temple of professional football in the minds of football fans all over the world.

There have been so many legends at the 70,000-seat Bernabeu Stadium that there are so many legends that it is rare in the history of the professional league to say that tonight has so many superstars competing together.

Real Madrid's current manager is Carlos Queiroz, who was previously the right-hand man of Manchester United's godfather Alex Ferguson, and before that was the manager of the Portuguese national youth team, who produced a golden generation including Figo and Rui Costa.

Galacticos have not been in particularly good form of late, with a hard-fought Champions League last-16 knockout round, a 1-1 draw at home to Zaragoza in the round of 28 of La Liga, and then a defeat to Zaragoza in the Copa del Rey final, which led to the collapse of the team's treble this season.

Not only that, Real Madrid challenged Athletic Bilbao away in the 29th round of La Liga three days ago, conceding two goals in a row before the end of the first half, and although Raul scored twice in the second half, it then conceded two goals in a row, which eventually led to a 2-4 away loss to Athletic Bilbao.

This is also the first time this season that Real Madrid have lost two in a row.

However, before the arrival of Ajax, Ronaldo, who missed a number of games due to injury, returned from injury, and Raul, who went off injured against Athletic Bilbao, was also not sidelined, and only left wing-back Robert Carlos accumulated yellow cards and was suspended.

In this game, Real Madrid still lined up in a four-two-three-one formation, with the goalkeeper Casillas, Raul Bravo, Mejía, Elguela and Salgado at the back, Guti and Beckham at the back, Zidane, Raul and Figo in the front, and Ronaldo as the single striker.

The Galactic Battleship is star-studded, and it is definitely the top and most luxurious super lineup in Europe.

Ajax still lined up in a four-three-three formation, with Robant in goal, Maxwell, Escud, Heitinga and Trabelsi at the back, De Jong in midfield, Van der Vaart and Sneijder in the middle, and Pinal, Ibrahimovic and Viktor Scola in the front three.

Both teams had studied their opponents in depth before the game, with Real Madrid at home putting on an attacking stance from the start, threatening on both flanks, especially on the right flank, with Figo and Salgado in particular.

In the absence of Robert Carlos on the left, the right has become Real Madrid's strongest attacking channel.

Ajax are also clearly mentally prepared for the difficulties that will be encountered in the game, and the front court looks like a trident, but in fact, Pienaar and Scola are more deep in their positions, more like wing-backs, which makes Real Madrid's wide attack seem to be very strong, but they have never been able to create a threat.

The first threatening shot of the game came from Ajax, as Ibrahimovic grabbed the first spot in the box and slotted the ball to Van der Vaart, who slotted straight into the back row from nine yards.

But Real Madrid's right-back Salgado stubbornly used his body to block a shot and defuse a crisis.

Subsequently, the Galaxy Battleship quickly returned the color, Figo changed direction on the right side in a row to get rid of two defenders and then passed diagonally into the penalty area, accurately sending the ball to the feet of Ronaldo in the penalty area, and the alien pushed the empty goal five meters in front of the goal, but unfortunately, Ronaldo's shot grazed the right post and went out of the bottom line.

Just a minute later, Zinedine Zidane picked up the ball on the edge of the box and got rid of Frenkie de Jong before he fired a powerful right-footed volley that hit the post.

With two successive attacks threatening, Real Madrid's attack was heart-pounding.

But just when the more than 70,000 fans in the stadium were expecting to see Real Madrid score, the situation suddenly reversed.

A link up Pienaar on the left led to a foul on David Beckham, and the England midfielder was given a yellow card that destined him to miss the second leg for accumulating a second yellow card, while also giving Ajax a set-piece chance in front.

Van der Vaart took the set-piece himself, hoisting the ball into the box, and Mejía, who had been marking Heitinga, actually leaked, Heitinga quickly stepped in to grab the landing point and headed home from close range to open the scoring for Ajax.

A sudden goal made everyone up and down Ajax go crazy.

Not to mention the coaching staff on the sidelines, even everyone on the bench was cheering and celebrating.

1-0, Ajax actually led Real Madrid away.

Goalscorer Heitinga rushed to the sidelines, celebrating and cheering for his goal.

The Ajax players rushed to Heitinga's side, celebrating unbridled in front of the fans and the camera.

There was a brief silence at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, and it was clear that all Real Madrid fans could not accept such a result.

It's been true that their teams haven't been doing well in recent times, but it's not that bad, right?

A looming boo rang out from the stands, and it was unclear whether it was for the away team Ajax? Or to the home team Real Madrid.

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"Wow, that's great, it's one to zero, we're in control now."

"We must hold on to this scoreline, we will definitely be able to hold it."

"Don't worry, judging from the performance in the first half, Real Madrid's attack does not seem to be as sharp as rumored, their main thing is the right side, as long as they hold Figo's point, Real Madrid's attack will be half gone."

"Ha, before the game, we were worried about Real Madrid, but we didn't expect that Real Madrid was not as terrible as we imagined, as long as we continue to play in the first half, I believe we will have a chance to score in the second half."

"If you can beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu...... Wow, it's exciting to think about. ”

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In the locker room, Yang Yang sat in his place, silently sorting out his things, listening to the excited words of his teammates, but he had a very unreal feeling.

In the days before the game, everyone at Ajax was under heavy pressure, and everyone was worried that they would lose miserably at the Bernabeu Stadium, but they didn't expect that tonight's game would directly hit Ajax's confidence, especially the 1-0 lead, which made everyone full of confidence.

It's not surprising to think about it, the Galaxy Battleship's recent form is indeed very bad, with three winless games, two consecutive defeats, and successive losses in the Copa del Rey final and La Liga.

At times like these, Ajax certainly wouldn't mind falling into the well and stepping on another foot.

But there is a good saying, the hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, Real Madrid is star-studded, and the overall strength is the best in European football, and now it is only a one-goal lead, although it is worth rejoicing, but isn't it a little early to be excited?

When Yang Yang quietly conveyed his worries to Ibrahimovic, who was sitting next to him, the Swedish center laughed out loud and put Yang Yang on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, Yang Yang, I have competed against the two central defenders of Real Madrid, and the strength is not strong, especially that Mejía, as long as our side passes the ball to me, I will definitely score in the second half."

Speaking of this, Ibrahimovic squeezed his eyebrows at Yang Yang and said: "When the time comes, you don't need to be a gold medal substitute, we will take away a victory from the away side and then advance at home." ”

Seeing Ibrahimovic's confident appearance, it was difficult for Yang Yang to say anything more.

The morale of the whole team is now generally high, leading Real Madrid at half-time, so that everyone is looking forward to taking away the victory from the away side.

But Yang Yang is not the only one who has this concern, as head coach Ronald Koeman returned to the dressing room and saw that all the players' expressions were visibly sunk, and then warned the players that they must be careful.

"Real Madrid is full of superstars, and this is the Bernabeu, as long as we have the slightest slack, we can be given a fatal blow by the opponent at any time, everyone must play 120,000 points, I have a hunch, in the second half Real Madrid will definitely fight back, and it is a crazy counterattack."

The players said yes in unison, but everyone's faces were still full of emotions called euphoria.

The first half went so smoothly that Real Madrid did not perform as well as they should, much to the surprise of the Ajax players who were under a lot of pressure before the game, and at the same time had something that they didn't dare to think about before.

Before coming to the Bernabeu, all they wanted was to keep the draw, but now they want to win.

Is it really that easy?

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After the rematch in the second half, Real Madrid really pressed the attack, as Ronald Coman said.

There were still many fans in the stands booing in dissatisfaction, but the superstars in the stadium were clearly more active than in the first half.

Before Ajax could grasp the rhythm after the opening, they were beaten to the half by Real Madrid's attack and firmly suppressed.

Just three minutes into the game, Real Madrid's right wing-back Salgado cut in quickly and was about to break through the touchline after receiving Figo's ball, but was tripped by Pinard, who was returning to the defense, and the South African player received a yellow card and gave Real Madrid a set-piece opportunity in front.

David Beckham took the free-kick and quickly drove to the back of the box to find Raul who had run wide, only for the Real Madrid captain's header to fly just over the crossbar.

Soon, however, Beckham caused chaos in the Ajax penalty area by whipping up another corner, and in the crowd, Elgra calmly seized his chance and fired a direct volley into the net.

Referee Mikel from Slovakia blew the crisp whistle for the goal.

Ajax's hard-fought goal in the first half was equalised in less than five minutes in the second half.