Real won when Cristiano Ronaldo struck the decisive penalty to secure a 5-3 shootout victory shortly after Juanfran missed for Atletico.
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“Zizou (Zidane) is very humble but determined”. We’ve really worked hard, fought it out.
The ensuing battle in the penalty box saw seven penalties comfortably converted with Real Madrid taking four of them and Atletico with the other three.
“I have no doubt that Simeone will stay with us”, said Tiago, according to Football Espana.
And Ramos suggested the Frenchman’s promotion was the turning point of the season. “It is a very special moment, and it is well deserved for the players and the fans, who’ve always been there for us”.
“The future? We’ll see, now let’s enjoy this”, he added.
“Zidane brought a positive attitude with him”.
The most retweeted tweet on the night was the one from Real’s official account declaring they were champions, with 51,110 Twitter uses opting to retweet it to their own followers.
Having been the assistant to Carlo Ancelotti when the Italian coaching great steered Real to the 10th – “La Decima” – title in Lisbon two years ago, Zidane now gets a taste of the trophy for a third time after joining an elite few, who have lifted the trophy as a player and a coach. This is the ideal club and I want to be here.
Asked if he would have believed he could lead the side to a Champions League when he was managing the B-team at Christmas he added: “It’s something I dreamed about”. “I have six days to be prepared to play a good competition”, Ronaldo told reporters after Saturday’s triumph in Milan.
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The players arrived in Madrid at about 6 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) and traveled on an open bus to the club’s traditional celebration spot, the Plaza de Cibeles, where an estimated 30,000 supporters welcomed the team.
