Cristiano Ronaldo said that his “numbers don’t lie” after his goals helped Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid side beat Juventus 4-1 in Cardiff.<\/p>\n
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Strikes in each half took Ronaldo to 105 Champions League goals as Real became the first side since AC Milan in 1990 to win back-to-back cups.<\/p>\n
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“This is one of the best moments of my career but it seems I am able to say that every year,” he said.<\/p>\n
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“People won’t be able to criticise me because the numbers don’t lie.”<\/p>\n
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Juventus were on top for large periods of an entertaining and open first 45 minutes, as Ronaldo’s opener was cancelled out by Mario Mandzukic’s superb overhead kick.<\/p>\n
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But Real were dominant after the break as goals from Casemiro, Ronaldo again and substitute Marco Asensio sealed a 12th European Cup win and a third in four seasons.<\/p>\n
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Ronaldo has now scored at least twice as many Champions League goals as any other player in the quarter-finals (20), semi-finals (13) and finals (4).<\/p>\n
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He has won the Champions League on four occasions and has now scored 11 more goals in the competition than Barcelona’s Lionel Messi – his nearest challenger.<\/p>\n
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Success capped an incredible start to management for former Real playmaker Zidane, who last month guided the club to a first La Liga title since 2012 and became the first French coach to win the Champions League twice.<\/p>\n
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“I feel like dancing,” he said. ” I consider myself a man of this house (Real Madrid).<\/p>\n
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“This club is really in my heart and we are going to enjoy this. Today is a truly historic day for Real Madrid, for all Madrid fans.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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