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#4 Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (5-3 win on penalties on 28/5/2016)
If the win against Wolfsburg in the quarter-finals had shown that Los Blancos possessed impressive mental resolve, that fact was confirmed by the manner in which they claimed their 11th Champions League title against their city rivals.
This was certainly not Madrid’s most fluent performance under Zidane, with even Sergio Ramos’ opening goal coming in a state of controversy. And despite the undoubted style of Ronaldo and Gareth Bale going forward, it was the fact that they matched their neighbours’ industry and organisation that was what really caught the eye.
Atleti were able to get back into the match with little over 10 minutes remaining as Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco scored, but while such a blow might have sunk lesser sides, Real were able to stabilise themselves in extra time and then hold their nerve during a penalty shootout, in which all five of their takers scored.
“Towards the end we suffered physically,” Zidane admitted in the aftermath. “The players had cramps but that's normal. Mentally, there's a lot of pressure. You have to fight and we've got there by working hard.”
