In one night to forget, Real Madrid Fell 3-0 to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in the first part of the UEFA Champions League quarter final 2024/25. Goals from Declan Rice (X2) and Mikel Merino Gunners gave an unexpected advantage towards the best champion in the continental tournament.
The result was not only surprising because of the difference, but because the “Merengue” (meringue) team usually raises its level of nights with direct elimination, especially in the advanced stages of the Champions League.
But each so often even the most decorated club in Europe is stumbledated in memory. This route against Arsenal joins a short list of tough defeat, where Real Madrid got three or more goals for a difference. Below is a review of the matches that shook “Madridismo” (Real Madrid fan base).
A look at Real Madrid’s degrading defeat in the Champions League
2025-Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid (quarterfinal-first leg)
Emirate was a brow and Arsenal Responded with high -level football. Declan Rice scored two goals from a free kick, both with a surgical strike, and Mikel Merino sealed the result with a shot in the area after a large collective game. It was one of the most complete performances of the Mikel Artetas team in Europe, with physical dominance, high pressure and remarkable efficiency.
Real Madrid, who had eliminated Atlético Madrid in the round of 16 with some doubt, had invested in his experience in this type of match. But the battle was hard and forces them to come back at Bernabéu if they want to continue in the race during this 2024/25 edition, where many gave them as a candidate for the title.
2023-Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid (Semifinal-Sanda Ben)
At Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s team played one of the best matches in his era. Bernardo Silva, with a double during the first half, opened the route for the route. Akanji and Julián Álvarez completed the task against a Real Madrid Without reaction, which was surpassed in all sectors in the field and failed to shoot towards the target during the second half.
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Real Madrid arrived at that semi -finals after eliminating Chelsea, while the city came from leaving Bavaria. In the first leg, the 1-1 draw at Bernabéu had left the series open, but in the second leg the English dominance was overall. Guardiola’s team would later be champions and achieve their first Champions League After hitting Inter in the final.
2019-Real Madrid 1-4 Ajax (round 16-SPAP BEN)
On a historic night for Dutch football, Ajax gave a real lesson on Santiago Bernabéu. With an offensive, vertical and uncomplicated game, Erik Ten Hag’s team surpassed a Madrid suspended. Ziyech, Nerres, Tatidić and Schöne Made the goals for the visit, while Marco Asensio discounted for the locals. The series ended 5-3 in favor of Ajax.
The Real Madrid was a wounded team: it had just been left outside Copa del Rey against Barcelona and was far away in La Liga. In addition, it was the first season without Cristiano Ronaldo and with Lopetegui first and then Solari on the bench. The battle against Ajax was the symbolic closure of a golden era that had conquered three consecutive champions of leagues.
2009-Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid (round 16-SPAP BEN)
On Anfield, Rafa Benítez’s Liverpool crushed Madrid with authority. Fernando Torres opened the point with an individual game and Steven Gerrard did twice. Andrea Dossen, already at the end, put definitive figures to a route that left the white squad speechless.
It was one of Madrid’s worst European matches in the 2000s. The Spanish team arrived after losing 1-0 in the first stage and failed to gain a foothold in the series. At that time, Madrid lived a step of transition, without large numbers or a consolidated project. It would only be in the following decade, with the arrival of Mourinho and then Zidane, when it would rule again in Europe.
Since the beginning of the 2000s, Real Madrid has been hit by four defeat with three or more goals for difference in cases of direct elimination in the Champions League. Three of them occurred over the past six years, a statistics that reflect how competitive and altered European tournament has become, even for giants such as “Merengue” (meringue).
