With three minutes to play, they were done for. Half an hour later, they’d scored four. The Decima dream is finally a reality for Real Madrid.
Atletico Madrid looked set to write one final fantastic chapter in an amazing story by winning the Champions League final in Lisbon, but their city rivals dug as deep as they have in a long, long time to earn a flattering but fantastic 4-1 victory.
Diego Simeone’s men had gained the lead thanks to a moment of madness from Iker Casillas. The Madrid captain made the irrational decision to race out into no-man’s land as Diego Godin tussled with Sami Khedira after Juanfran returned Raphael Varane’s clearance.
But as the ball looped over the prone Spain goalkeeper and beyond the goal-line, the look on Casillas’ face said it all. He knew he had handed Atleti a potentially crucial lead.
