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‘I knew I’d score the winner’

And although Cristiano Ronaldo may have been a shadow of himself in the final, it was his decisive spot-kick which earned Real the Undecima. PHOTOS: REUTERS/AFP

Cristiano Ronaldo said on Sunday that the whole Real Madrid team had been incredible while also revealing that he knew he would score the winning goal.

He said he had even told Zidane before the match began that he would score the winning goal.

"I knew I would [score] and I did. I had a vision, I saw I'd score the winning goal. I asked Zizou to let me take the fifth penalty because I knew I was going to score the winning goal.

"Zidane has done amazing work. He's humble and I'm so happy for him"

He also had words for his familiy: "I still haven't seen them, but obviously this is for them, for the players, for everyone. A huge thank you to the fans.

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‘I knew I’d score the winner’

And although Cristiano Ronaldo may have been a shadow of himself in the final, it was his decisive spot-kick which earned Real the Undecima. PHOTOS: REUTERS/AFP

Cristiano Ronaldo said on Sunday that the whole Real Madrid team had been incredible while also revealing that he knew he would score the winning goal.

He said he had even told Zidane before the match began that he would score the winning goal.

"I knew I would [score] and I did. I had a vision, I saw I'd score the winning goal. I asked Zizou to let me take the fifth penalty because I knew I was going to score the winning goal.

"Zidane has done amazing work. He's humble and I'm so happy for him"

He also had words for his familiy: "I still haven't seen them, but obviously this is for them, for the players, for everyone. A huge thank you to the fans.

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