The Santiago Bernabeu is currently not the place it was once. Real Madrid are currently in the process of a £200million rebuild. There are several large building sites outside. There is scaffolding protruding from the corners.
But there are some things about the football in Madrid that don't change. When the fires of a Real Madrid team are lit then there is not a place like it in European football.
This is not a classic Real team. They had not managed a single shot on target until the one-two from substitute Rodrygo late in normal time sat Manchester City on the seat of their pants and presented us with an extra period that had hitherto simply not seemed possible.