Watch: Oblak makes incredible point-blank save to deny Casemiro

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Real Madrid came within inches of opening the scoring in the early minutes of Saturday's Champions League final, but were denied, as so many teams have been this season, by the expert positioning and quick reactions of Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who was in the perfect spot to deny Casemiro from inside the 6-yard box.

That close to a dream start for Los Blancos.

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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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