What I can't understand is why Ancelotti let such a good opportunity pass him by. When many of the players are injured, it is very reasonable for the coach to look for new players so that his team's performance remains consistent, but unfortunately, that wasn't what Ancelotti did, and he just let the January transfer window pass by. Real Madrid is not a team that has financial problems like Barcelona, so they should still have a lot of budgets that can be used to fix the hole, but unfortunately, they are not willing to use their advantages, and that is actually a blessing for Barcelona.
I might be wrong but I think I heard Carlo Ancelleti saying that Real Madrid doesn't need any player in the January transfer season. It might be that he had so much confidence in the available players or he was working based on the club's budget. I think not having sound replacements for several injured players affected the club's performance right from the Group stage.
Hansi Flick is just a genius because he has been to maximize the limited resources that the club has to get resounding results.
By the way, it's not that no one believed in him, but many people didn't understand why change the coach if Xavi was doing well. I generally agree with that opinion, that Xavi was doing well, but I like the way Flick is leading the team now better because Barcelona have a great chance of winning at least one of the three tournaments they are currently in. And to be honest, I think they have a chance to win them all. It's even hard to say who Barcelona need right now, I think they'd be willing to just swap players, sell one and buy another equally good one. If Flick does that, there's nothing to worry about.