The Portuguese forward scored the decisive penalty as Madrid claimed a 5-3 shoot-out victory over Atletico Madrid after the European decider finished locked at 1-1 in Milan on Saturday.
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Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, who scored the opening goal in the match, praised manager Zinedine Zidane for the impact he’s had since taking charge in January. We started the game really strongly and Atlético didn’t have a shot on goal in the first half, but then they drew level and made it really hard for us. However, Atletico striker Antoine Griezmann missed the chance to tie the score, as he missed the penalty kick. However, Yannick Carrasco pulled Atletico level with 11 minutes remaining in normal time. “This goes beyond any game or competition”.
Coach Zinedine Zidane had lavished praise on Ronaldo after the three-time World Player of the Year appeared to struggle through the final.
Real’s Cristiano Ronaldo poses with the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan, Italy.
“These have been three wonderful years but I am not happy tonight”.
“I had a vision and saw I was going to score the winning goal, so I asked Zidane to take the fifth penalty”.
28/5/16 Atletico Madrid’s Juanfran looks dejected after missing during the penalty shootout Reuters / Stefano Rellandini Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
But as our correspondent in the city, Carlos Marlasca, says, it was the Cibeles Fountain that became the centre of revelry shortly after Real Madrid won the title.
Nevertheless, the 24-year-old still sees his future at the Santiago Bernabeu irrespective of this weekend’s Champions League snub. I am always thinking in that way: the best clubs, the best players, we have to win trophies.
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He said: “This season I was the number one in the team, again, for most minutes. I always keep the people who love me [close]”, Ronaldo told British media.
