SEVERAL thousand Real Madrid fans spent the early hours of Sunday celebrating the club’s latest Champions League title in the Spanish capital, and a big welcome was planned for the players at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium later in the day.
Fans took to the streets of Madrid and packed the club’s traditional celebration spot, the Cibeles square, after Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 on Saturday for a record-extending 14th European title. The fans lit up flares and chanted the club’s songs and anthem throughout the night.
Many of them had been among the 55,000 who had packed the Bernabéu to watch the final played in suburban Paris. A big screen was set up at midfield so fans could watch the match.
Vinícius Júnior scored a second-half winner in France to give Madrid its fifth Champions League title in nine seasons.
The crowd at the Bernabéu erupted when the goal was scored
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