I'm disappointed this morning, but certainly not as much as previous years.
Winning the CL has given me a different perspective and I feel like we've had a huge education on how it can be won also. You can pinpoint moments in each game, like Lukaku's header in the final last season or Dias making a ridiculous block in the first leg against Bayern before we went 1-0 up.
Simply put, I thought we gave our all last night and played well. We pinned Madrid back like no-one has before, but just couldn't get the second goal. KDB had the golden chance.
But, to put ourselves in the position to even challenge for these trophies again after last season is incredible. Our players have a brilliant mindset and must be congratulated for their efforts, they look exhausted at times but continue to show up and give their all. It's been a tough season with injuries too. I hope we've got enough left to make one last big push for the title.
My only criticism is the club continuing to make a mess of ticketing. No idea what is going on, but there were Real fans/neutrals dotted about in ES3 with some weak attempts at managing it. I came off the scheme after the shambolic nature of the final ticketing last year and it's disappointing to see this continue.
We also had stewards telling us all to sit down, on the back row of a stand, during extra time of a CL quarter when we're trying to attack. They've not been near us all season but obviously felt that was the right time to do so.
If they want to get tough on ticketing, it needs to be across the board, not just toward ST holders and 'legacy' fans. Feels like the touristy big spenders are being prioritised more than ever.