Less than 24 hours after his winning the second UEFA Champions League title of his career, Cristiano Ronaldo has had a bit of time to reflect.
Ronaldo scored Real Madrid’s fourth and final goal in their stunning comeback win over crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday, as Real won their tenth European Cup. That extended their record as Europe’s elite club, even though their latest UCL crown took over twelve years to win.
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Atletico took an early lead in Lisbon and up until the 92nd minute it looked as though Real would once again falter in their quest for the infamous “La Decima”.
Ronaldo believes that Real deserved to win their first UCL trophy since 2002, even though they left it late.
Cristiano has a point.
Real had 20 shots to Atleti’s 11, the champions also had 9 shots to four on target and enjoyed 63 percent of the possession. Los Blancos blew away their city rivals in the second half and in overtime and in the grand scheme of things thoroughly deserved to win the UCL title. Atletico almost kept them at bay but one slip up from set piece allowed Sergio Ramos to equalize and the rest, as they say, is history.
It was Real’s players, including Ronaldo, who celebrated on the streets of the Spanish capital on Saturday night after their dominant display in the UCL final was rewarded. Just.
