-snip-and because Real Madrid players are known to possess the strongest mentality in the UCL, winning the game was a must. At the end, the result happened like I predicted.
I still remember when Bellingham scored the winning goal for England in Euro 2024 in injury time and people said Bellingham has brought the aura of Real Madrid to England. This shows that Real Madrid is the team with the best winning mentality with the current squad. No matter how they have to fight in the first leg. In the end they will still be able to win the match either through a goal in the final round or through a penalty shootout. I always say don't use the first leg result as a reference for Real Madrid. Because if they lose the first leg they can always create a miracle in the second leg. And even if they lose the second leg like when they played against Atletico Madrid, in the end they managed to qualify for the quarter-finals after winning the penalty shootout.
In general, Real Madrid is still able to survive in the UCL because luck is often on their side, including when facing Atletico in the second leg. At first I thought Madrid would be slaughtered after Atletico took the lead in the 1st minute, but after that Atletico were unable to increase their lead even though they always built fast attacks that troubled Madrid's defenders. There is no doubt about the mentality of Real Madrid players, but they still have 4 games left before reaching the final.
You have said it all, Luck is what is always on Madrid side. In the group stage, they will struggle to survive and after qualifying to the round of 16, they will start playing in their best performance joined with luck, gives them a upper hand over every other club in UCL. I am expecting to see them in the finals, because it's certain that they will be in the semifinals.