Real skipper Sergio Ramos put his side ahead in the 15th minute of the match, as Atletico struggled to break down their opponents’ defence in the first half.
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The second half began dramatically when Pepe clumsily caught Fernando Torres’ ankle in the area to give away a penalty but Griezmann fired against the underside of the bar, possibly distracted by Keylor Navas’s antics on the goal line.
He added: “Congratulations to Real Madrid – once again they were superior to us, this time on penalties”.
Cristiano Ronaldo could not contain his pride after firing Real Madrid to their 11th Champions League success on Saturday, May 28 (Sunday morning, May 29) with a decisive, and pre-planned, penalty in a 5-3 shoot-out over Atletico Madrid.
Zidane, who only took over from sacked Rafael Benitez in January, has now won the Champions League as both a player and manager for the club and said Saturday’s triumph ranked alongside his very finest.
The Colchoneros net minder, Jan Oblak, was beaten to the spot by Sergio Ramos, who knocked it home with his left foot to open the scoring, a goal that stood even though replays showed the Real Madrid defender was offside.
Losing the penalty shootout was too much to bare for some fans who could not contain their tears, but, Atletico’s motto of “Never Stop Believing” remained on the minds of fans despite the disappointment.
Ronaldo said he was happy to deliver a trophy for Zidane, who previously won the Champions League with Real Madrid as a player in 2002.
“It’s a moment for me to think about things”.
Zidane, Real’s coach for less than five months, became the seventh man to coach and play for winning teams in the competition’s 61 years, joining Miguel Munoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti, Frank Rijkaard and Pep Guardiola.
“I am happy here”.
Atletico was left with bitter memories of its third loss in a European Cup or Champions League final.
Ronaldo then scored the winning penalty in the shootout after Juanfran struck the post.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hailed Spanish giant as the “club of my life” after victory against cross city rivals.
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“But we showed that our team had more experience and we showed that we scored all penalties – it was unbelievable, a fantastic night”. When the president gave me this chance, with this group of players… when you have players of this calibre, with this talent, you can achieve something big like we did tonight.
