MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Cristiano Ronaldo added the finishing touches as Real Madrid were crowned kings of Europe for an 11th time, with a 5-3-penalties victory over Atletico Madrid, after a 1-1 draw in the Champions League final yesterday.

Two years after reviving Real’s bid for a 10th title, captain Sergio Ramos struck the opener after just 15 minutes at a packed San Siro.

But the match was pushed into extra time when Belgian Yannick Carrasco came off the bench to level on 79 minutes.

After two scoreless periods of extra time, the match went to penalties.

And when defender Juanfran’s effort blasted off the bottom of Keylor Navas’s upright, it gave Real the advantage.

Ronaldo stepped up and made no mistake, securing the trophy for the second time in three years, to leave a dejected Atletico with the crumbs again after an agonising defeat.

Real, inaugural winners of the competition in 1956, claimed their 10th title two years ago in Lisbon when a late Ramos leveller pushed the match into extra time.

Atletico coach Diego Simeone had pledged his side, two-time Europa League winners in 2010 and 2012, would end their wait to finally win Europe’s premier competition.

When Atletico gave away a free kick on the left, it was far enough not to warrant immediate anxiety.

But when Toni Kroos’s well-struck delivery was back-headed by Bale, it fell dangerously close to the goal line, where Ramos appeared to get the slightest of touches before the ball squirmed under Oblak for the opener.

It took a shell shocked Atletico some time to recover and when the opportunities did arise, they were rarely on target.

Before half-time, Atletico were restricted to an Antoine Griezmann shot that fizzed wide of the upright, but they were handed a lifeline, seconds after the restart, when Pepe barged into Torres from behind.

English referee Mark Clattenburg had no hesitation pointing to the spot but Griezmann, with seven goals in the competition this season, smashed his effort off the underside of the crossbar.

The match was turned on its head later when Belgian Carrasco muscled his way through Real’s central defence to smash Juanfran’s perfectly weighted cross past Navas and send the red half of the stadium wild.

But in the end, penalty misses from Juanfran and Griezmann left Atletico coming up short.