Alicia Keys roasted for bizarre Champions League performance

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Reuters

Three weeks after crowning Leicester City the Premier League champ with a stirring pre-match performance at the King Power Stadium, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli serenaded those in attendance at the San Siro ahead of Saturday's Champions League final.

While Bocelli's performance was captivating, including a dazzling version of the Champions League anthem while sporting Claudio Ranieri's best suit, the one that preceded it left a lot to be desired.

American chanteuse Alicia Keys kicked off the ceremonies with 2012's "Girl on Fire" followed by "Empire State of Mind" and some other song that had the 80,000 present reaching for their pillows. A girl may have been on fire, but that performance most certainly was not.

Naturally, pundits and fans alike on Twitter held nothing back in assessing Keys' efforts:

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Full coverage of Real Madrid's victory over Atletico in Champions League final

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La Undecima.

For the 11th time in the club's illustrious history, Real Madrid has been crowned king of Europe, with Zinedine Zidane's side capturing a second Champions League title in three years with a 5-3 shootout victory over Atletico Madrid in Saturday's final at the San Siro.

Atletico, beaten two years ago by Real in this same fixture, will need to wait to claim its first-ever trophy in Europe's showpiece competition, as Cristiano Ronaldo slotted home the decisive spot-kick to break Atleti hearts.

Here's everything you need to know from Saturday's final in Milan:

MATCH RECAP

PRE-MATCH FESTIVITIES

HIGHLIGHTS

MATCH COVERAGE

TIME TO CELEBRATE

POST-MATCH REACTION

FURTHER READING

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