 They finished as runner-up in the group stage and qualified for the round of 16, where they faced Real Madrid, who had won the previous three Champions League titles, a feat achieved by Ajax in the 1970s but by no other club in the Champions League era.After losing 1–2 in the first leg, they would go on to shock Real Madrid by beating them 4–1 in the Santiago Bernabéu with an aggregate score of 5–3 in their favour.Ajax would draw Italian giants Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals.