Manchester City fans made sure to remind Real Madrid that Rodri took home the Ballon d'Or over Vinícius Júnior before the two sides clashed in the Champions League. For the fifth time in the last six years,

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In 2024, the clubs' fifth knockout-round meeting in less than a decade ended in a penalty shootout. Real Madrid won it, and went on to win the entire competition. That year, like in prior years, the City-Madrid showdown felt like the final before the final.