Not content with consecutive Champions League
titles and a drought-ending LaLiga crown, Cristiano
Ronaldo quickly turned his attention to individual
honours and the Ballon d'Or.
Ronaldo produced a match-winning display in
Cardiff on Saturday, scoring twice to lead Madrid to
a 4-1 win over Juventus and their 12th European
crown.
No team had retained their trophy in the
Champions League era until Ronaldo and his team-
mates in the Welsh city, and it sparked wild scenes
in Madrid.
Back home at the Santiago Bernabeu, Ronaldo took
centre stage as he sung about his own candidacy
for the Ballon d'Or, which he claimed ahead of
Barcelona foe and five-time winner Lionel Messi
last year.
With the crowd in a frenzy, four-time Ballon d'Or
winner Ronaldo – who finished the season with 42
goals in all competitions and as the Champions
League's top scorer – ended up singing, "Cristiano,
Ballon d'Or" and the fans joined in.
Ronaldo and the European champions – led by
captain Sergio Ramos and coach Zinedine Zidane –
returned home to a sea of Madrid fans in the
Spanish capital.
With a third Champions League title in four
seasons secured, having dethroned Barca for their
first LaLiga silverware since 2012, there were wild
celebrations in Madrid.
And there might be more celebrations after the off-
season break when Madrid face Manchester United
in the UEFA Super Cup in August, before taking on
bitter rivals Barca in the two-legged Supercopa de
Espana.
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