Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Juventus 4-1 in a superb Champions League final in Cardiff, as the Spaniards won the title for the third time in four years and 12th in all.
Ronaldo swept in a neat opener after 20 minutes but Mario Mandzukic hit a deserved equaliser for Juventus with a spectacular effort seven minutes later.
Real, however, took command in the second half and a long-range deflected effort by Casemiro after 60 minutes, a neat finish by the irrepressible Ronaldo and an 89th minute tap-in for substitute Marco Asensio settled one of the most entertaining finals of recent years.
It was Real’s 12th title in its 15th final, as it became the first team to successfully defend it in the Champions League era. AC Milan was the last to retain Europe’s top prize when it won in 1989 and 1990…
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