Last 6 years a reference to CR and Madrid no? Seems it's just as easy to win the title without him.
That was part of it as well. For all the talk of "Mr. CL", RM have reached 2 semis and won 2 CLs in the years after him, and with a lot of the core (Modric, Kroos, Benz etc etc) being out of their prime and new players.
Meanwhile, CR7 managed QF, and then a hat-trick of R of 16 eliminations to Lyon (lol), Porto (lol), and AM.
The data is pretty clear that it was RM who helped CR7 in CL and not the other way around.
In last 6 years:
- "Mr. CL" is not needed for RM to dominate CL
- Messi led his team to World Cup Glory with 10 G+A campaign and golden ball
- CR7 flopped for 5th WC in a row
The desperation is so telling that the trolls (Rassvet) are reaching for "Mr. CL inspired this new generation of RM CL winners - unreal influence!" coping.
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