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Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (5-3 pens)

However, neither side could find a victor and Juanfran hit the post with Atletico’s fourth penalty to give Cristiano Ronaldo the chance to seal victory for Real.

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After breaking Atletico hearts with a stoppage-time equaliser in an eventual 4-1 extra-time victory when the two sides met in the 2014 final in Lisbon, Spain worldwide Ramos delivered another painful blow to Real’s city rivals.

Atletico missed a penalty kick in the 48th, given for Pepe’s clumsy tackle through Fernando Torres. Real Madrid manager Zinedane Zidane feels that the game might be a physical endeavor for Ronaldo, but said that he will start.

James Rodriguez has insisted he wants to stay at Real Madrid, despite spending the entirety of the Champions League final win over Atletico Madrid on the bench.

The Lisbon final ended in Real Madrid’s favor with Ramos heading in a crucial injury time equalizer to take the game to extra time.

Not only were they back in a Champions League final, but they were once again facing crosstown rivals Real Madrid.

The breakthrough did arrive in the 15th minute, though, with Toni Kroos’ free-kick flicked on by Bale before Ramos prodded his effort under Oblak from close range.

Real Madrid defeated Manchester City, 1-0, in the semifinals.

The two Spanish heavyweights were locked up at 1-1 after full time and with the 30 minutes of extra time being a stalemate, the two teams headed to the dreaded shootout.

A scoreless extra-time meant the match went to penalties and Atletico full-back Juanfran was the unlucky man, striking his effort against the post before Ronaldo stepped up for the victor.

“My performance maybe wasn’t the best one but who play unbelievable tonight?”

But they now have another crack at the title and at Real on Saturday.

But in the end penalty misses from Juanfran and Griezmann left Atletico coming up short.

Ronaldo celebrates scoring the winning penalty.

– Yannick Carrasco is the first Belgian player to score in a European Cup/Champions League final.

We’ll leave the last word of this season’s Champions League final to Gary Lineker.

Cristiano Ronaldo will have the world watching as he will be leading his team to dismantle the defense Atletico Madrid.

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Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos raises the UCL trophy after a nervy game saw them edge Atletico 5-3 on penalty kicks.

Real and Atletico played out a memorable Champions League final