Ajax is not the only one: a list of five major European football collapses, leading to a moment of losing the championship

Ajax was slid to a nightmare league collapse on Wednesday night in the 99th minute tie against Groningen. A few weeks ago, they also made great progress as the Eredivisie champion, and they only needed to score six points in the last five rounds to win the cup. However, the decline in the four rounds of unbeatable situation allowed Eindhoven to take the lead before the final battle. Now that the initiative in the championship has been lost, Eindhoven, who is in a hot state, has become the biggest favorite to defend the title. At this time when Ajax collapses, let us relive the five classic European football champions’ loss moments.

Premier League: Newcastle (1995/96 season)

Newcastle's collapse in the 1995/96 season is the most heartbreaking memory in Premier League history. "Magpie" once led the lead on Christmas and expanded its advantage to 12 points in mid-January of the following year. Kevin Keegan's passionate team seems to be about to end the 1969 top-flight championship drought, but the sudden decline shattered my dream. In eight games from the end of February to the beginning of April, Newcastle failed five times, including the classic 4-3 match against Liverpool that was recorded in history.

After Collimore's final kill in stoppage time, the picture of Keegan collapsed on Anfield billboard became eternal. Manchester United took the opportunity to surpass and outsmart. Keegan, who was out of control, shouted the famous roar of "If I can defeat them, I will be ecstatic!" during the sprint. The ending was that the Red Devils reached the top, Newcastle won the runner-up the next year, but never so close to the championship again.

Serie A: Inter Milan (2001/02 season)

Inter Milan, which has superstars such as Vieri, Ronaldo, and Seedorf, should have ended the championship drought in the 2001/02 season. Despite its weak advantage, the Nerazzurri topped the list in March and kept the top until the final round. It took only one victory to end the 12-year wait, but Cooper's side took the lead twice at the Rome Olympic Stadium but was reversed 4-2 by Lazio. With Juventus and Roma both winning, Inter Milan finally fell to third.

La Liga: Real Madrid (2003/04 season)

The Galaxy battleship composed of Zidane, Figo, Beckham and Ronaldo is going to defend the La Liga champion. They have an 8-point lead with only 12 rounds left. However, the King's Cup final was a sudden loss to Zaragoza and was later eliminated by Monaco, former player Morientes. What's even more disaster is that Real Madrid ended with five consecutive league losses, eventually ranking fourth with 7 points behind champion Valencia, setting the worst ranking in the 21st century.

Ligue 1: Monaco (2003/04 season)

Monaco is expected to create a double championship legend. They lead Ligue 1 from September and defeat Real Madrid and Chelsea in the Champions League. But the two-line battle dragged down the team, and in the last eight rounds of the league, Lyon and Paris finally surpassed the team to third place. What's even more bitter is that Deschamps' team defeated Porto 0-3 in the Champions League final, becoming the background board for "Mr's Myth".

Premier League: Manchester United (2011/12 season)

This season has been recorded in history because of Aguero's 9320 final victory, but it also covers up Manchester United's collapse. Defending champion Manchester United led by 8 points with the remaining six rounds, but lost to Wigan one after another and tied by Everton 4-4. In the Manchester City derby at the end of April, Kompany headed the ball to the top with a goal difference. Although Manchester City almost destroyed the Great Wall in the last round against QPR, Aguero's final victory still won the first Premier League trophy in the team's history, leaving Old Trafford dead silent.