Dusan Tadic: From battling relegation to tearing apart the Bernabeu

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Former Southampton man Tadic, put in a creative clinic for Ajax, dazzling with stunning runs, an assist of the season contender, and a breathtaking finish to seal Ajax’s advancement to the Champions League’s quarter-finals.

The young Dutch side got the early goal they craved when pressure applied to the Real back line gifted the ball to Dusan Tadic – he teed up Hakim Ziyech who calmly side-footed his side in front in the seventh minute.

Eleven minutes later the Bernabeu was stunned into silence when the Eredivisie side took the lead on aggregate – Tadic again the supplier.

He notched himself to make it 3-0 in the second half before Lasse Schone’s stunning free-kick killed off Santiago Solari’s side.

Zinedine Zidane

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The former Madrid boss appeared to be the 30year-old’s inspiration as the attacker helped eliminate the Champions League holders

Dusan Tadic said he may have watched too many clips of Zinedine Zidane after the Ajax star produced a masterclass the Real Madrid great would have been proud of to send the Champions League holders out. 

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Tadic led the way as Ajax sensationally tore apart three-time defending champions Madrid 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, the Dutch giants completing a remarkable 5-3 aggregate victory on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals. 

The Serbia international channelled Zidane for Ajax’s seventh-minute opener – Tadic’s clever turn on the ball leaving Casemiro in his wake as he set up Hakim Ziyech. 

Southampton

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He scored 23 goals in 162 for Southampton, but Tadic has been terrific in a more central role for his new employers – for whom he has already notched an almost unfathomable 26 times in 38 outings.

Barcelona-bound Frenkie de Jong and teenage centre-back Matthijs de Ligt may get most of the attention, but this historic triumph was stitched together by the superb Serb.

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