On the morning of May 21st, the team got up and immediately headed to the airport to fly to Athens.
The new La Liga champions were still the hottest topic in Europe that morning.
Football players and legends from all over Europe were seeking opportunities to show their presence. Even the main players from big clubs, if their fame and strength were a bit less, could only get a small space in the third page of the newspapers.
After about three hours of flight, Real Madrid's players and their families arrived in Athens.
This trip to Greece was different from last year's to France.
Greece is an Eastern Orthodox country, where Constantinople is the center, not Rome.
The relationship between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches is complex, involving both confrontation and cooperation, and they have even launched crusades together.
