It was about 2014 when Real Madrid decided they wanted to stop being the club that just bought Ballon d'Or winners for €150m, and start being the team that signed talented teenagers for less than a third of the price. Their victory over Manchester City was built on that policy change six years ago.
If not for Vinicius' incredible goal in the first leg, a second leg comeback might have been beyond even them. And if not for Rodrygo and Eduardo Camavinga on Wednesday night they would not be in the Paris final.
For all the brilliance of Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois, it was the supporting cast of kids that carried them over the line.