In the last four seasons, Real Madrid have won the Champions League twice. If they lose it this season, they would win it the next season. This was how it happened in 2022 and 2024. It's possible that in 2025/2026 season Real Madrid will be the winner of the Champions League. This was why Xabi Alonso was brought into the club. They are the only club that take this competition personal and that's why, the management gets the best players and coach for this task.
Expectations like this are ones we need be careful about, I understand a historical pattern has been observed with the way Madrid wins the champions league but put into consideration that there are factors that made that possible once of which is the coach they had through those time and now they have a new person whom we are not sure if he come with same mentality so it will be safer to keep an open mind.