Real Madrid claim Champions League crown on penalties in Milan

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Real Madrid have won the Champions League beating Atlético Madrid in a penalty shoot out in the San Siro in Milan.

Congratulations to realmadrid</a> on winning the prestigious <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague">ChampionsLeague for 11th time. #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/7bzfkncfWt

— Chelsea India (ChelseaIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaIndia/status/736679675615793154">May 28, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <b></b> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/realmadrid">realmadrid beat city rivals Atleti</a> on penalties to win <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague">ChampionsLeague. https://t.co/hiQd6wZsN5 #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/g9CByzWzul— beIN SPORTS (beINSPORTS) <a href="https://twitter.com/beINSPORTS/status/736678991499776000">May 28, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <b></b>The game ended 1-1 at the end of normal time after Sergio Ramos scored for Real on 15 minutes. <b></b>Atlético got the chance to level with a penalty right after the restart, alas Antoine Griezmann smashed the ball against the bar. <b></b>Atlético got the equaliser thanks to second-half sub Yannick Carrasco on 79 minutes. <b></b>Extra-time loomed as the clocked ticked down. <b></b>Real showed more urgency in the second- half of extra-time, but the deadlock held. <b></b>Extra-time morphed into heartbreak time and penalties approached. <b></b>And it was close call at 3-3 Atlético's Juanfran missed giving the advantage to Real. <b></b> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"tw-align-center data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">... and finally: ecstasy! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCLfinal?src=hash">#UCLfinal</a> <a href="https://t.co/vUR1cWJhBW">pic.twitter.com/vUR1cWJhBW</a></p>&mdash; Champions League (ChampionsLeague) May 28, 2016

Ronaldo popped in the winner for Real Madrid to win 5-3 in the shoot out. > … exhaustion…#UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/tZPvfaepDC

— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 28, 2016

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