#3 Cristiano Ronaldo’s Champions League winning penalty
As Barcelona won the domestic double in Spain, Real Madrid’s last chance to salvage something from another season where they were outdone by their rivals domestically was to conquer the competition they had previously won 10 times – the Champions League.
On 28th May 2016, local rivals Atletico and Real faced off in San Siro, Milan, in what was a repeat of the 2014 CL finals. This game was much more evenly contested than the one two years ago, which Atletico had lost 4-1.
The match went into extra time and then to penalties with nothing to separate the teams as the score was tied at 1-1 after two hours of some exciting football.
Three penalties were taken by both sides, and all of them found the back of the net. Then Sergio Ramos tucked his penalty in, while his international teammate Juanfran could not.
Top scorer in the CL that season, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up to take the final spot kick. The Portuguese had had a poor performance in the final, but he sent Jan Oblak the wrong way as he scored and led Real Madrid to their unparalleled 11th Champions League win.
Ronaldo took off his shirt in his customary celebration as Atletico were left in tears yet again. This win further cemented Real’s place as the greatest club of all time and although not as exciting as the 2014 final where we saw a stoppage-time equaliser, the final shall always be remembered.
