Diego Simeone described Atletico Madrid's
defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions
League final as a "failure".
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the decisive penalty
as Madrid clinched a 5-3 shoot-out victory
in Milan on Saturday after the match finished
1-1 after extra time.
It marked the second time in three years that
Real have overcome Atletico in the final as
they secured an 11th Champions League
crown.
Simeone was upset in the aftermath, saying:
"Nobody remembers the ones who finish
second.
"To lose two finals is a failure. We must now
go home and tend to our wounds."
Simeone added: "I don't know which defeat
hurts the most. What really hurts me is to
see the hurt of the people who've paid to
come here.
"I feel a bit responsible that I wasn't able to
give them what they wanted. That's what
really hurts. It puts a lot of years on you."
Sergio Ramos' opener was cancelled out by
Yannick Carrasco, after Antoine Griezmann
struck the crossbar with a penalty for
Atletico early in the second half.
Juanfran crucially also hit the woodwork in
the shoot-out and that miss proved even
more costly for Atletico.
"Firstly, congratulations to Real Madrid –
once again they were superior to us, this
time at penalties," Simeone said.
"We started the game badly, then we got
ourselves organised from the 20th minute.
In the second half we could have equalised
very quickly but our intention was clear."

Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he gets
teased by his own five-year-old son, who
claims Gareth Bale is quicker on the pitch.
The 31-year-old could win the third
Champions League trophy of his career if
Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid on
Saturday, while he could become the first
player in history to score in three finals.
But ahead of the clash in Milan, Ronaldo has
spoken about his relationship with his son,
who thinks that his Real Madrid team-mate
is the faster player.
"I always said it was a dream to have a son,
he changed me a lot,” Ronaldo told Jugones
de la Sexta.
“Sometimes he comes at home and says
‘daddy, Bale is faster than you’. And I say
‘what are you on about? No one is faster
than your dad’.
“And he says ‘yes but at school they told me
he is faster and in an interview Messi said
that he’d like to have your right foot'. He
comes up with these things and it gives me
joy, he’s a kid.
It was expected for Saturday's game to end in a draw. Ronaldo's last goal came as a nice surprise. It is good to see Real Madrid scoring a victory in this match and adding one more trophy of UEFA Champions League.
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