TIL Desk Sports/ Real Madrid pounded Juventus 4-1 in the 2016-2017 Champions League final to become the first team to win Europe’s elite club tournament two years in a row. Cristiano Ronaldo, the leading scorer in the Champions League for five years running, contributed two goals as Real Madrid won the title for the 12th time here on Saturday night.
The moment also belonged to Real Madrid coach Zinedane Zidane, who can point to a pair of Champions League trophies and a La Liga crown after just 18 months at the helm. With his first goal, Ronaldo joined Alfredo Di Stefano as the only two players to score in three different European Cup/Champions League finals.
The second marker brought the four-time Ballon d’Or winner to 600 goals for club and country, including a record 105 in the Champions League. To no one’s surprise, the Portuguese striker was proclaimed the man of the match. While many expected Real Madrid to prevail, few thought the score would be so lopsided, given that defensive-minded Juventus entered the final having conceded only three goals during their entire Champions League campaign.
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