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·18 August 2026

Erik ten Hag recalls Ajax’s 2019 rout of Real Madrid inspired by Dusan Tadic

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Erik ten Hag has recalled how Ajax overturned Real Madrid in their 2019 Champions League round of 16 tie. According to L'Équipe, his instructions for the return leg were clear, play high, attack and believe.

Beaten 1-2 at home in the first leg, Ajax turned the tie with a 4-1 win away.

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Real Madrid were the three-time defending champions, and it was the Spanish club’s heaviest home defeat in European competition.

The display was driven by Serbian international Dusan Tadic, central to the visitors’ attacking play.

Ten Hag has not forgotten that night, 5 March 2019.

Source: L'Équipe

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