Champions League final: Camavinga and Rodrygo, the wildcard exceptions to Ancelotti´s rotation retic
Regardless of what occurs on the pitch at the Stade de France on Saturday, the 2021-22 season will have been a good one for Real Madrid.
Even if they are ultimately left with only the Spanish top-flight title to show for their efforts, there s an argument to be made that Carlo Ancelotti has defied expectations in his first campaign back at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Given the important losses of Raphael Varane and Sergio Ramos coupled with the fact only two new players were incoming, it would ve been understandable if fans were less demanding than usual in their pre-season predictions.
After all, Ancelotti was seen as a safe pair of hands rather than someone who was going to come in, shake things up and preside over a philosophical overhaul – and looking back ove…