Iniesta: Madrid will be disappointed not to win La Liga

Cristiano Ronaldo then scored the winning penalty in the shootout after Juanfran struck the post.

Ronaldo revealed he had asked Zidane to make him the fifth penalty taker in the shootout.

Penalties eventually decided the match at San Siro, with Cristiano Ronaldo firing his team to their 11th European Cup success after Juanfran missed from the spot.

Real Madrid won over Atletico Madrid 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw and thus claimed the title. Losing two finals is a failure. “That means a lot to me”, he added. “In football, the team that wins deserves to win”.

“It puts a lot of years on you”, said Simeone.

“After picking up his medal, Ronaldo was the final Madrid player making his way out on to the pitch for the customary lap of honour but he stopped to have his photo taken with some wheelchair-bound fans, revealing his class extends beyond the playing field”, says the paper. “I am always positive and always believe that when you are thinking like that you win things”. But in the 79th minute, Atletico Madrid grabbed their equalizer.

Former Real Madrid star Raul Gonzalez also congratulated the club, describing the match as “exciting”, reports Efe.

Tens of thousands of fans loaded into Los Blancos’ famous stadium to salute the players after they returned from Milan following their victory over city rivals Atletico Madrid.

Atletico had missed a penalty in the 48th, given for Pepe’s clumsy tackle through Fernando Torres. Lucas Vazquez’s first kick for Madrid was answered with a strike from Atletico’s own Antoine Griezmann.

Ramos showed how a defender, tough and often cynical, should finish.

Ronaldo was aware of his numbers this season after netting 51 goals, including 16 in the Champions League.

The Welshman played the ball into the six-yard box, where Karim Benzema and Casemiro converged to redirect the ball on target, but Jan Oblak made a point-blank save. This time, the Slovenia goalkeeper blocked with his left leg.

Karim Benzema had the chance to settle it for Real when he broke clear down the right but Atletico keeper Jan Oblak judged the situation perfectly and blocked the Frenchman’s shot. They had been the better team for the majority of the game and all the Real players looked out on their feet. Just not the one that matters most in Madrid.