Last week, Real Madrid were crowned the champions of Spain; this mid-week, they could topple Bayern Munich and reach the Champions League final, their second in three seasons. Such vaulting success is no novelty for the Spanish powerhouse, the most successful in their country, in the continent, the richest club in the world, and an institution that still fills and fuels the dreams of the best talents on earth. But Real Madrid are not as glitzy as they used to be, in the dizzying splash of wealth at the stroke of this century, the dawn of the Galactico era under President Florentino Perez; or the second Galactico iteration upon his re-election. He remains the president, but they spend rather than splurge; the glamour is not as eye-popping as the heydays of Zinedine Zidane and Co, or the peak of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. Those Madrid incarnations were as much about stacking trophies as about a parade of football’s most glittering talent. A jewel-shop in boots. These days, it’s a different Madrid, a more likable, …