Real Madrid suffered and then 'hit back' in Champions League win vs. Ajax

ESPN FC's Shaka Hislop believes Ajax's attacking mentality may have been to their detriment after Real Madrid beat them on the counter. Real Madrid coach Santi Solari hailed his team's ability to suffer and then hit back after Wednesday's 2-1 Champions League round-of-16 first-leg win at Ajax. A super intense Ajax team overwhelmed Madrid at times and could easily have been 2-0 ahead at the break but Dusan Tadic hit a post and a VAR call disallowed a Nicolas Tagliafico header. The holders upped their game after the break, going ahead through Karim Benzema and hitting back again after Hakim Ziyech equalised through substitute Marco...

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