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Rinaldo celebrating the cup

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the all important
spot-kick after Juanfran crucially missed as
Zinedine Zidane's charges claimed their 11th
European Cup at the San Siro on Saturday

Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid in the
Champions League final for the second time
in three years as they won a dramatic penalty
shoot-out in Milan.
After 120 minutes of action ended in a 1-1
draw, Atletico's Juanfran was the unfortunate
man to miss, allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to
slot home the decisive spot-kick as Real won
5-3 on penalties.
Real were much the better team in the first
half and took the lead through Sergio Ramos,
who got a faint touch on Gareth Bale's header
from close range to haunt Atletico again after
his vital goal in his side's 2014 victory.
Atleti came out fighting after the break, but
Antoine Griezmann crashed a penalty against
the crossbar as they looked set to fall to
another painful defeat against their city rivals
in club football's biggest fixture.
But substitute Yannick Carrasco's strike from
inside the six-yard box with 11 minutes
remaining sent the game to extra-time, where
neither side found a winner to prevent spot-
kicks.
But Atletico hearts were broken again as
Ronaldo punished Juanfran’s crucial miss in
the penalty shoot-out, with the Portuguese’s
topless celebration and tears from the
Colchoneros fans bringing back memories
from their defeat in Lisbon.
Real's victory means they are now 11-time
European champions with Zinedine Zidane
becoming the seventh man to win the
tournament as both player and coach after
only five months at the helm.
Atletico, meanwhile, suffered their third
heartbreaking defeat in a European Cup final,
with Diego Simeone missing out on the
opportunity to win every major honour
available since taking charge of the club.
Real came close to taking an early lead when
Bale fired in a free-kick that was turned
towards goal by Karim Benzema a few yards
out, but Jan Oblak made a crucial save with
his legs.
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.
Despite Ramos appearing to have strayed
narrowly offside, the goal stood to make him
the first defender to score in two Champions
League finals.
At the other end, Griezmann shot straight at
Keylor Navas twice before sending another
effort narrowly wide as he attempted to lift
Atletico from what was a flat first-half
performance.
Simeone made a half-time change with
Carrasco replacing Augusto Fernandez and
Atletico were awarded a penalty within a
minute of the restart when Griezmann fed
Fernando Torres in the area and the striker
drew a foul from Pepe.
But Griezmann could only cannon his spot-
kick against the crossbar as Real survived.
A tearful Dani Carvajal had to be withdrawn
through injury for Zidane's men, who
continued to come under pressure with Stefan
Savic somehow missing the target from six
yards after Diego Godin and Griezmann had
kept a corner alive.
But for all of Atletico's improvement, they
were not testing Navas and Real should have
made sure of victory when Benzema was
thwarted by Oblak after Luka Modric had
impressively sent him through on goal.
They came even closer when the otherwise
quiet Ronaldo was denied by Oblak twice in
quick succession, with Bale's attempt from the
rebound cleared off the line by Savic.
And that missed opportunity proved costly as
Atletico went up the other end and equalised,
with Juanfran's brilliant volleyed cross after
Gabi's chipped pass emphatically converted by
Carrasco .
Ramos' cynical challenge on Carrasco
thwarted a stoppage-time Atletico breakaway
to send the match to extra-time, where
Ronaldo completely misjudged a headed
chance having been found by substitute Isco
in the best opening.
The first seven penalties - including
Griezmann's effort - were all scored, until
Juanfran hit the foot of the post, allowing
Ronaldo to seal European glory.