Real Madrid once again recorded the
ultimate bragging rights at the expense of
neighbours Atletico as they secured a record
11th Champions League triumph on
penalties after a fiery final at the San Siro.
Cristiano Ronaldo lashed home the
winning kick from the spot to make it
5-3 to Los Blancos after the match had
finished 1-1 with neither side able to
find the net in extra time.
It caps a fairytale conclusion to a first
season at the helm for Zinedine Zidane
after he replaced Rafael Benitez in the
dugout in January.
The French icon becomes the seventh
man to win the cup both as a player and
as a manager.
Atletico had seen their hopes of a maiden
success in Europe’s premier competition
deflated by their arch rival in Lisbon two
years ago and it was a case of deja vu in
more ways than one as Diego Simeone’s
men came up agonisingly short on the
night.
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