Ronaldo 'Knew' He'd Win Champs League Again

Cristiano Ronaldo says he had a vision that he was going to score the winning penalty in the Champions League final.

The match ended 1-1 after extra time after Atletico came back from a goal down and missing a penalty to equalise late on in a tight game at the San Siro.

But the comeback turned out to be in vain - as Juanfran's miss handed Ronaldo the opportunity to blast home the decisive spot kick, sparking wild celebrations.

Ronaldo said:"I had a vision and saw I was going to score the winning goal, so I asked (Zinedine) Zidane to take the fifth penalty,"

"It is a very special moment, and it is well deserved for the players and the fans, who've always been there for us."

Ronaldo has now won the Champions League three times while head coach Zidane is only the seventh man to win Europe's premier club competition both as a player and coach.

"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 Ronaldo.

But it was a devastating night for players and fans of Atletico - who had previously come within a minute of winning the 1974 and 2014 Champions League finals before conceding equalisers and eventually losing both.

Real captain Sergio Ramos, who converted their third penalty, said the title was "just reward" for his side's hard work.

He said: "We knew that it was a unique chance to make history and after an up and down season it is a reward."

Ronaldo added: "The penalties are always a lottery, you never know what will happen, but our team showed more experience and we showed it by scoring all the penalties. A fantastic night for us."

Atletico's shattered coach Diego Simeone added: "It hurts to see the people who paid for the tickets and I couldn't give them what they wanted. That hurts more than anything else.

"I'm proud of my players, they've made an extraordinary effort, to beat Barcelona and Bayern Munich (in earlier rounds). The effort was really tremendous."