News of Real Madrid's third consecutive Champions League title spread across the world overnight. Almost every media outlet and fan marveled at and praised Real Madrid's achievement, giving Yang Yang's outstanding performance in the Champions League Final the highest possible acclaim.
It was universally acknowledged that this would be a legendary achievement recorded in the annals of European and even world football.
The day after the final, while the whole world was still immersed in the shock of Real Madrid's third consecutive Champions League title, the entire Galácticos squad spent the night in Munich, Germany, before taking a private Emirates Airline flight back to Madrid International Airport that afternoon.
By then, the area outside the airport had long been jammed solid by frenzied Real Madrid fans.
All the players and coaches boarded the open-top bus the club had prepared in advance. Along with the La Liga and Copa del Rey trophies they had previously won, the Champions League trophy they had claimed at Allianz Arena in Munich was also displayed. The three heavy trophies hung at the front of the bus for all the fans to admire.
From the airport into the city center, from the Four Towers Business Area to the Bernabéu, and then from the Bernabéu to Plaza de Cibeles, Real Madrid proceeded south in a mighty procession, pursued and surrounded by countless ecstatic fans.
The celebration reached its climax when captain Casillas, vice-captain Ramos, and the team's third captain Marcelo each carried a championship trophy up to the Fountain of Cibeles, placing the trophies on the statue of Real Madrid's guardian goddess. At that moment, all of Plaza de Cibeles—and the entire city of Madrid—erupted in cheers.
After the ceremony, Real Madrid president Florentino led a group of senior executives and the players to a grand victory