When Hungarian referee Kassai blew the final whistle, Yang Yang spread his arms and let out a heartfelt roar from the depths of his soul.
Then his entire body relaxed.
The final match of the season was over!
One Champions League title, one Copa del Rey, and a historic second-place finish in La Liga—the Real Madrid's record this season was no worse than Barcelona's. Missing out on the league title was regrettable, but in any case, winning the Double Crown, especially successfully defending their Champions League title, had thrilled and exhilarated everyone at Real Madrid.
This was undoubtedly a day that would go down in Real Madrid's history. Real Madrid had become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League title since the competition's reformation. At the same time, this was also the club's second successful Champions League defense since winning the Five Crowns.
Some people said Real Madrid had been born for the Champions League, and there was plenty of truth to that. Real Madrid valued the Champions League more highly than La Liga. If they had to choose between the Champions League and La Liga, Real Madrid would definitely choose the Champions League.
Yang Yang's heart surged with emotion, but his expression remained calm. His smile, however, was impossible to suppress, and his laughter grew louder and louder. This was the fifth Champions League title of his career, and he could proudly tell everyone that he had reached five Champions League finals and won all five, for a one-hundred-percent success rate.
His thirteen Champions League goals had also taken him past Messi, making him the Golden Boot Award winner of this season's Champions League.
As a result, apart from winning the La Liga title, Messi had gained nothing.
The Copa del Rey title and the league's top-scorer