No one has scored more goals in European club competition than Ronaldo (96), he holds the Champions League record of 17 goals scored in a single campaign and no player has reached 350 goals for a European football club in fewer than the 335 matches it took Ronaldo to achieve that mark earlier this year.
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Zidane picked up more points than Barca and Atletico since succeeding Benitez on January 4, including victories in the last 12 games, although the football his team played lacked the sparkle of Luis Enrique’s championship-winning side.
However when Juanfran’s penalty came back off the post, it allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to end the contest and claim the 11th European Cup for Real Madrid. “I have to think things out on my part and that’s what I’ll start doing now”.
The Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid is going into extra time after another late equalizer was scored between the two clubs.
When Madrid did score nine minutes later, Benzema was again in space but failed to connect on Bale’s flick before Ramos pounced.
The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos and Pepe were seen singing and dancing as they got a headstart on celebrations on the journey back to the Santiago Bernabeu, in a video uploaded via Los Blancos’ official Twitter account.
“Zidane has done a phenomenal job and he deserves it because he’s a gentleman and is humble, so I’m happy for him”, said the Portuguese regarding Zidane’s spectacular entry into mainstream club management.
The Real players, who arrived home from Milan around 6:00 am (0400 GMT), headed directly for Cibeles where the fans had been celebrating since midnight. No one. It’s tough.
With the win on Saturday, Zidane put himself in elite company by becoming just the seventh person of all time to win the Champions League/Champions Cup as both a player and a coach. His superb match-winning volley secured the title for Real in 2002, when they beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in Glasgow.
“Getting to two finals in three years is a great achievement for Atlético, but I can’t be happy with what I’ve achieved”.
“I am delighted. Two Champions League titles in three years, it is incredible”, said Monica Gonzalez, a 25-year-old Real fan. That means a lot to me.
Earlier this year Ronaldo became the first athlete in any sport to gather more than 200 million followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
“I’m always there, in the top level”. You have to suffer a little bit in finals, they’re a good team themselves. For the good moments and the bad.
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“Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City can forget it, I’m retiring at Real Madrid”.
