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Unfortunately they are not mentally prepared when facing Real Madrid so the match will end as most people predict. For me what was quite surprising was the previous final between Inter Milan and Man City because it was difficult to predict. Beating Real Madrid in the final is very difficult so if the opponent they face does not have the mentality and experience it will be very unbalanced.
If you want to beat Real Madrid maybe not in the final but in the quarterfinals or semifinals like Man City did before. Real Madrid will be even more dangerous when they reach the final and their chances of winning are very big.
Of course, that assumption is correct. I agree that Real Madrid is very difficult to beat when they qualify for the final, in fact Real Madrid's final record is still very good since they last lost in the 1980-1981 season. Real Madrid lost to Liverpool at that time with a score of 1-0 thanks to a goal from Alan Kennedy. This is history, but since then Real Madrid have never failed to win the Champions League title every time they have qualified for the final. In total Real Madrid has won 9 titles in the last 9 finals in the Champions League, which is truly incredible regarding their record.
So I agree with you that, if a team wants to thwart Real Madrid's efforts in the Champions League, then they have to do it from the knockout stages including in the last 16, quarter-finals or semifinals. It's hard to expect Real Madrid's final record to be broken, but it's not impossible in the future.