I hate the fact that Real MAdrid dominance is super big, but also i love their spirit and how they play in this tournament. In no other tournament or league we see this thing, because is not only the dominance is also how is the dominance and is always like a magic thing, how they do that.
But i want to see another champion this year not the same as always, sadly in this season the two main contenders were the same as the year before, Real Madrid and City.
Now Manchester City is no longer there because they lost at home on penalties to Real Madrid and anyone will accept that Real Madrid can win again this season. Because this cannot be separated from their own coach who is quite experienced in managing each of his players when playing in important matches such as in the Champions League. Even though Real Madrid does not have a mainstay striker, they can still rely on other players to attack and score goals in every match.
Ancelotti was smart in implementing strategy, even though they lost the game because of Manchester City's dominance throughout the match, they were able to reduce every attack made by Manchester City. This is not easy when they are required to win but the opponent has to control the ball for almost the entire match.
I highlight Rodrygo's influence every time Real Madrid meets Manchester City. It seems like Rodrygo is lucky for Real Madrid, and I saw Pep Guardiola's frustration when he saw Rodrygo, he is the player who broke Manchester City's journey this season. If we remember the previous 2 seasons when Real Madrid beat Manchester City with an extraordinary comeback, and in that match Rodrygo was also the key to Real Madrid's victory and if I'm not mistaken at that time Rodrygo also came from the bench but he managed to make Manchester City swallowed the bitter pill from the goal he managed to score.