The whole team was garbage, throw them all out then and replace them with 30+ year old Madrid players that won it before. Doesn't make sense, you have to plan for the future or you end up like Milan where they now have to rely on a 38 year old Ibrahimovic. By the way, we haven't even been close to a final since then.
Also, I distinctly remember when Ronaldo used to be considered a choker too. That is, until he wasn't. Liverpool never won the Premier League, until they did. Get where I'm going with this?