A 3–0 home victory over Barcelona sent Real Madrid back into the center of attention.
After thrashing Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals and defeating Barcelona at home, Real Madrid had faced one formidable opponent after another since the second half of the season began. Yet they had displayed tremendous strength, especially considering how heavily they had rotated their lineup in these clashes between top teams.
Their deep bench had become Real Madrid's biggest asset in their pursuit of titles on multiple fronts. Countless media outlets and fans cheered and applauded Real Madrid while also lamenting what they were seeing: Real Madrid standing alone atop European football.
How similar was this to Yang Yang's status in the professional football world?
The two teams regarded as Real Madrid's biggest rivals, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, had both failed to stop them in the Champions League or La Liga. Could Atletico Madrid do it in the upcoming semifinal?
The answer was not optimistic either, because everyone knew that Atletico Madrid were weaker this season than they had been before.
And once Real Madrid reached the Champions League Final, whether their opponent was Juventus or Monaco, the chances of stopping them from winning the Champions League again would be extremely slim—unless their opponents could pull off a massive upset.
But against such a stable and astonishingly dominant Real Madrid, how easy would it be to pull off an upset?
Whether people were cheering or lamenting, and regardless of how they felt, the league still had to continue.
Real Madrid once again showed everyone the depth of their squad in the matches that followed.
In midweek, on the thirty-fourth matchday of La Liga, Real Madrid visited Riazor Stadium to take on Deportivo La Coruña.
The stadium had once brought nightmares to Barcelona, while Deportivo