Related: Real Madrid twist the knife again to give Atlético the cruellest of nightsYet there was also spontaneous applause at the end from the loud, boisterous supporters of Atlético Madrid and only the flint-hearted could possibly not sympathise with Diego Simeone’s team. Real Madrid have won it 11 times now, four better than Milan in second place, and it is a measure of this extraordinary club that they have now savoured these kind of triumphs more times than Barcelona, Manchester United and Juventus put together. Another side might have wilted but Atlético had finally found some momentum to their forward play. Atlético were making life unnecessarily difficult for themselves and, with a quarter of an hour played, Juanfran committed another foul on the other side. The ball cracked off the crossbar and the banks of red and white supporters behind the goal howled with anguish.

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2016 21:39 UTC