(CNN) For the first time since May 2015 -- a run stretching 46 months -- Real Madrid is out of the Champions League. For many Real managers over the years, not least Zinedine Zidane, the Champions League has provided welcome respite from underwhelming league campaigns. When the Bernabeu floodlights come on and the Champions League anthem plays, this team has -- at times in recent years -- felt unbeatable. The Bernabeu fell silent as Real Madrid -- the 13-time European Cup winner and champion in four of the last five seasons -- plodded helplessly around the pitch. With 20 minutes remaining, Marco Asensio gave Real Madrid a glimmer of hope by firing in from the edge of the area.

Source: CNN March 05, 2019 22:00 UTC