First leg of the Last 16 Champions League, Real Madrid is victorious at Ajax Amsterdam Headquarters

DBasia.news –  Visiting Johan Cruyff Arena, Ajax Amsterdam’s headquarters, Real Madrid won 2-1 in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 on Thursday (14/2) early morning Western Indonesian Time. The result is keeping the chance for El Real qualifying to the last eight more open.

The match of the first 16 of the 2018-2019 Champions League took place fiercely. Ajax took the mission to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time since 16 years ago.

Indeed, Ajax took the lead in the 38th minute through Nicolas Tagliafico’s kicking ball. Luckily for Real Madrid, the home team’s goal was ruled out for offside.

Throughout the rest of the first half, the attacking action was shown by both teams. However, no goals were created until the interval.

Karim Benzema had the chance to create a goal at the start of the second half. Luckily, the Ajax goalkeeper, Andre Onana, swiftly dispelled Benzema’s ball.

The Ajax goal was finally broken when the game went on for an hour. Receiving a pass from Vinicius Jr., Karim Benzema succeed on making Real Madrid superior.

Ajax broke the deadlock when the match was 15 minutes left. Hakim Ziyech made a name on the scoreboard after receiving David Neres’ pass.

Marco Asensio who entered in the 73rd minute became a Real Madrid hero. The Spanish player scored the Los Merengues winning goal 10 minutes after replacing Karim Benzema.

A score of 2-1 for Real Madrid’s victory lasted until the long whistle signaled the end of the match. Santiago Solari’s side have a two-goal advantage over Ajax.

In another match, Tottenham crushed Borussia Dortmund 3-0. The three goals of The Lilywhites were presented by Son Heung-min, Jan Vertonghen, and Fernando Llorente.