REAL ESTABLISH SECOND DYNASTY

Some of current generation tie Gento’s six European crowns with win over Dortmund

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Real Madrid added another chapter to their already astonishing love affair with European football's elite club tournament by claiming a 2-0 win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final on June 1 to lift the title for a record-extending 15th time.

The story of the season they finished at Wembley was about two generations of players who met, bonded as a group and connected on the pitch like a well-oiled machine to establish the second great dynasty Real spent half a century looking for.

It all started at the dawn of the competition when, during the Alfredo di Stefano years, the Madrid side won the first five editions of the European Cup from 1956 and another in 1966.

The current crop of youngsters and seasoned veterans have matched that with a sixth title in 11 seasons, although Dani Carvajal, who scored the opener, is the only remaining starter from the side that won La Decima - their 10th crownin 2014.

Vinicius Jr, hero of their 14th title triumph in Paris in 2022, on June 1 became the first Brazilian to score in two Champions League finals and is the symbol of Real's young guns who keep proving they can prolong the club's success.