Carlo Ancelloti becomes the first manager to win 5 Champions League trophies in its history.
This was after Real Madrid defeated Liverpool to earn trophy for a record 14 th time.
Real lost four times in 12 Champions League matches on their way to the final. By comparison, defeat at the Stade de France was Liverpool’s fourth in 63 matches across all competitions in 2021-22.
Yet Carlo Ancelotti’s side finish the campaign kings of Europe after an extraordinary campaign.
Trailing 2-0 to Paris St-Germain on aggregate in the last 16, Real scored three times in the space of 17 second-half minutes to go through.
They also trailed holders Chelsea 4-3 on aggregate in the closing stages of their quarter-final before Rodrygo scored in the 80th minute to force extra-time.
They advanced 5-4 on aggregate thanks to Karim Benzema’s 96th-minute goal.
And then they produced the comeback of all comebacks in their semi-final against Manchester City.
