1 - Real Madrid are the first team in the Champions League era to retain the trophy. Glory.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 3, 2017
Real Madrid won its 12th UEFA Champions League title, a third in four years, by beating Juventus 4-1 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday night.🏆 UEFA Champions League 2017#CHAMP12NS pic.twitter.com/xDA5RXoIUO— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) June 3, 2017
12 - Real Madrid have won their 12th European Cup/Champions League trophy, five more than any other side. Specialists. pic.twitter.com/LKeXsR0lQf— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 3, 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, and Casemiro’s 60th minute goal was the winner. Marco Asensio scored in stoppage time to complete the quartet of goals.1 - @cristiano has now scored at least twice as many CL goals as any other player in the QF's (20), semi-finals (13) and finals (4). Giant. pic.twitter.com/FCVuatToJy— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) June 3, 2017
Mario Mandzukic’s overhead kick stands at Juventus’ lone goal. Juve has now lost seven of nine UCL Finals, the most of any team.
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Juve dominated the opening stages of the game with Gonzalo Higuain managing two attempts inside the first four minutes -- first heading a cross at Keylor Navas before testing the Madrid keeper with a long distance strike just a few moments later.
Juve continued to come forward early on and after six minutes it was Miralem Pjanic's turn to have a go from range, bringing out an excellent stop from Navas with a stinging low drive.500 - Real Madrid are the first team in Champions League history to reach 500 goals. Milestone. pic.twitter.com/u4ZSjzRAI9— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) June 3, 2017
But Madrid soon got into the game. Ronaldo started the scoring when his left-footed shot off a 1-2 with Dani Carvajal completed a well-worked team goal to give Real a 20th minute lead.
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But seven minutes later, Mandzukic erased the lead and many memories of Ronaldo’s wild celebration. Leonardo Bonucci played a pinpoint diagonal ball to Sandro, who cut the ball back for Gonzalo Higuain.
The striker moved the ball to Mandzukic, who chested it into range for a wonderful overhead kick that eluded the reach of Keylor Navas. 1-1.
Real picked up several yellow cards, and it was clear there was as tactical decision to tackle hard and foul often.
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Madrid, though, could have been back in front once more in the 33rd minute when Marcelo got to the byline and picked out Ronaldo in the middle, but the Portugal captain miscued his header and missed the target.
Early in the second half, Andrea Barzagli was beaten by Isco but made an incredible recovery and daring tackle to force a corner than Raphael Varane headed off Leonardo Bonucci.
Luka Modric tore into a shot that Buffon corralled as the clock hit 54, and Real reclaimed the advantage six minutes later.
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Zinedine Zidane's side were rewarded after a hard battle when Casemiro's hit from the edge of the area took a big deflection off Sami Khedira and looped past Buffon into the corner in the 61st minute.
Three minutes later, it was a third for Madrid when Ronaldo arrived at the near post to meet Modric's delivery and slot the ball first time past Buffon for his second of the night and his 600th goal in all competitions for club and country.
Sandro came close to flicking Dani Alves’ free kick inside the far post in the 82nd minute, and it felt like defeat for Juve was assured by the ball bounding wide of the woodwork.600 – Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 600th goal in all competitions for club and country. Legendary. pic.twitter.com/QbHprSwhzj— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 3, 2017
Cuadrado, who had come on in the 66th minute, was dismissed six minutes from the end after picking up a second yellow card for a push on Sergio Ramos.
2 - Zinedine Zidane is the first manager to win back-to-back European Cup/CL trophies since Arrigo Sacchi (AC Milan, 1989 & 1990). Impact. pic.twitter.com/BL41hFGHOI— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 3, 2017
3 - Juan Cuadrado has become the third player to be sent off in a Champions League final, after Lehmann and Drogba. Red.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 3, 2017
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