Still, even if VAR had elongated this to 390 minutes, it would not have been anywhere near long enough for Real Madrid to scramble their way back into a tie that was rent from them by Declan Rice eight days ago.

Real Madrid’s latest Champions League triumph earned the Spanish club €138.8m (£116.4m; $154m) in prize money last season, according to new figures published by UEFA. European football’s governing body has released its annual financial report this morning to coincide with its 49th Congress beginning in Belgrade and included are the figures distributed to each team competing in UEFA’s three club competitions during the 2023-24 season.