Twitter reacts to Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League-winning penalty

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Who else could it have been but Cristiano Ronaldo?

The Portuguese icon scored the Champions League-winning penalty to give his Real Madrid team its 11th title, defeating city rivals Atletico Madrid a second consecutive time to secure victory.

Related - Watch: Ronaldo scores Champions League winning penalty

Here's how Twitter reacted to Ronaldo's moment of glory:

While many acknowledged Ronaldo for scoring the winner, others pointed to his otherwise poor performance over 120 minutes of action:

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

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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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