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Everything has gone against us, says Real Madrid's Carvajal

Real midfielder Luka Modric, left, tries to stop Ajax's Dusan Tadic during the Champions League round of 16-second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. [Courtesy]

Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal said he had never felt so awful after the triple Champions League holders were booted out of the competition with a humiliating 4-1 home defeat to Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday.

Real, who had won four of the last five editions of the competition, are almost certain to end the campaign empty handed, having been knocked out of the Copa del Rey in the semi-finals by Barcelona last week and having fallen 12 points behind the Catalans in La Liga.

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