" REAL MADRID WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IN CARDIFF "

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as holders Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for a record 12th time after outclassing 10-man Juventus in a high-quality Champions League final in Cardiff.

Ronaldo put Real ahead with a first-time finish from 16 yards before Mario Mandzukic equalised from just inside the area with a sensational overhead kick beyond Keylor Navas.

Real took control after the interval, Brazilian midfielder Casemiro's deflected shot restoring the lead before Ronaldo sealed victory for Zinedine Zidane's side after poking home from close range following Luka Modric's cross.

Juventus played the last six minutes with 10 men after substitute Juan Cuadrado was booked twice inside 18 minutes, before substitute Marco Asensio hit the fourth after Marcelo's fine pass.

Zidane has now won back-to-back Champions Leagues - as well as this season's La Liga title - since he took charge of Real in January 2016.

Italian champions Juventus have lost five Champions League finals since they last won the competition in 1996.

Real forward Gareth Bale came on as a 77th-minute substitute in his home city after recovering from a calf injury.

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The atmosphere in our beautiful city was buzzing yesterday, loved it! However I was very concerned about the lack of signage and the way the organisers penned thousands of fans together, we went to three different areas to get to gate 3 but were turned away and told just to keep walking to the right...With the terrorism threat in mind I was very conscious that if a bomb had gone off during this time thousands of people would have been killed. We were lucky, Sadly not the same story for London RIP.

I cycled in to have a look and it was amazing to see these 2 huge clubs fans having the time of their lives in our fair city.
I've never seen so many coaches in my life, parked on north rd aswell as the entire civic centre. We def rolled out the red carpet for them. The amount of organisation it must take is in another level.