The End of Madrid’s Magic: When the Genie Slept and Arsenal Laughed

For years, Real Madrid had a magical secret in the Champions League: a genie that made the impossible happen. But in 2025, as the Bernabeu looked for yet another remontada, the genie had simply… run out of wishes. 

In the latest cartoon, it shows how Real Madrid’s legacy of comebacks comes to a funny halt — with the genie falling asleep and Arsenal fans watching in disbelief and joy.

Featuring iconic moments and faces like Ronaldo, Ancelotti, Modric, Vini, Bellingham, and Declan Rice, this cartoon captures the moment the magic stopped.

Champions League last 16: How to draw a football cartoon

Goal’s resident cartoonist Omar Momani gives football fans a peek behind the scenes at his Champions League round of 16 drawing in this time lapse video! Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Virgil van Dijk, Kylian Mbappe, Sergio Ramos, Jadon Sancho and many more fight for UCL 2020 supremacy. Who do you think will lift the trophy in the Champions League final?

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