aman ▁and ▁Roberto ▁Carlos ▁displayed ▁down ▁Madrid ' s ▁left ▁fl ank ▁fl umm ox ed ▁almost ▁every ▁team ▁they ▁played ." ▁ ▁Mc Man aman ▁sh one ▁in ▁this ▁second ▁season ▁as ▁Madrid ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁Champions ▁League ▁( only ▁to ▁lose ▁to ▁event ual ▁w inners ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich ), ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁ 2 8 th ▁La ▁Liga ▁crown ▁by ▁a ▁seven - point ▁margin ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁season ' s ▁champions , ▁Deport ivo ▁de ▁La ▁Cor u ña ; ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁La ▁Liga ▁title ▁in ▁four ▁years , ▁with ▁Mc Man aman ▁making ▁ 4 2 ▁appearances ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions ▁that ▁year ▁despite ▁missing ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Gal áct icos ▁policy ▁Mc Man aman ▁increasing ly ▁saw ▁his ▁playing ▁time ▁reduced ▁each ▁year , ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁initi ated ▁their ▁so - called ▁Gal áct ico ▁policy , ▁with ▁new ▁high - profile ▁players ▁like ▁Lu ís ▁Fig o , ▁Z ined ine ▁Z id ane , ▁and ▁R onal do ▁arriv ing ▁each ▁year ▁and ▁standing ▁above ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁pe ck ing ▁order . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁however , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁do gg ed ▁determ ination ▁to ▁stay ▁positive ▁for ▁the ▁club ' s ▁cause , ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁meant ▁he ▁had ▁less ▁playing ▁time . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁also ▁turned ▁down ▁a ▁transfer ▁to ▁Intern azionale