Last update 8 February, 2019 by Alberto Llopis
Real Madrid and Ajax will face in the knockout stages of the Champions League but Spanish and Dutch are no strangers to each other. Duels in the top European competition are in their own way, a classic that comes some time here.
Ajax Amsterdam has 4 Champions while Real Madrid, It is the maximum dominator of the competition with 13. The Netherlands dominated the 70 in the old European Cup while Real Madrid did in the 60 and already in the second decade of the century winning 4 champions of 5 between season 2013/2014 and the 2017/2018.
The first time the two teams faced off in the European Cup was in season 1967/68, where a young Johan Cruyff He began to poke his head in world football with blanquiroja T-Shirt Amsterdam. Real Madrid eliminated at that time at Ajax after drawing 1 in Holland and beat them at the Santiago Bernabeu 2-1.
five years later, in the season 1972/73, with a Cruyff and more consolidated, both clubs met again but this time faces, the currency would fall on the side of those of Amsterdam who would win the tie over two legs. Ajax were semifinals and was to proclaim champion of that edition.
It took more than 20 years to turn them to see double game in the group stage of the season 1995-96, with victory 1-0 y 0-2 for Dutch. In the 2010/11 Mourinho's Madrid knocked by 2-0 y 0-4 Ajax in the group stage that year also leaving one of the polemics of the year in the second leg by forcing several Real Madrid players that they were to meet clean sanction and pass to the next round yellow cards.
Then they returned to see in the 2011/12 y 2012/13, both times in the group stage with victory Real Madrid in the four games where he won comfortably to Ajax, goleando the Dutch team in every game. Now again see the faces, but this time in knockout Champions.
The historical record is very favorable to Real Madrid, also on paper, white picture is far superior team today Amsterdam. However, the Champions It can be an unpredictable competition. Bets undoubtedly are with the Madrid team, so it would be very interesting to take advantage of the Hot coupon code and bet on a tie that presents exciting.