After advancing to the semi-finals in controversial circumstances, conspiracy talk surrounding Los Blancos has surfaced again. And it goes way back...
Perhaps it comes with the territory. The most successful sides are always accused of benefitting from favours and, in Europe, there is no more successful side than Real Madrid.
Los Blancos have won the European Cup 12 times, including the first five editions of the continental competition and even back then, their wins were arousing suspicion.
The club's former president, Santiago Bernabeu, was a driving force in the creation of the European Cup and in the first edition, Real Madrid were given the choice of opponent.