Real Madrid's Champions League Miracle Ends in 4-0 Manchester City Rout

In the long theater of European football, few clubs have made improbability their signature the way Real Madrid has — but on a Wednesday night in Manchester, that signature was finally refused. A 4-0 demolition at the Etihad Stadium brought the 14-time continental champions face to face with a truth that miracles, however storied, have expiration dates. Manchester City, guided by Pep Guardiola's precise and purposeful hand, did not merely win; they closed a chapter, leaving Madrid to reckon with what comes after the magic runs out.