Twitter fumes as linesman misses offside call on Sergio Ramos' goal

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Reuters

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos drew the ire of some factions of social media after his early goal against Atletico Madrid - one that looked offside in the replays - gave Los Blancos a 1-0 lead in the Champions League final.

Related - Watch: Ramos gives Real Madrid early lead, looked to be offside

Here's how Twitter reacted to the non-offside call:

Some held referee Mark Clattenburg and the officiating staff responsible for the goal being allowed...

...While others took the opportunity to poke fun at the Spanish defender:

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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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