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Jun. 05, 2017 | 12:06 AM

Tops and flops in the Champions League final

This was supposed to be the chance for the veteran Italy goalkeeper to bow out on a high.

Agence France Presse

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on June 05, 2017, on page 13.

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Summary

Following Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Juventus to win a third Champions League crown in four years, AFP Sport looks at who were the tops and flops on the night in Cardiff. TOPS Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) The Portuguese maestro bagged a brace to leapfrog Lionel Messi as top scorer in this season's Champions League – to earn that accolade for the fifth season in a row.

He finished off a slick Real move with a crisp, low finish on 20 minutes after good work from Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema and Dani Carvajal. And on 64 minutes he stole between Juve center-backs Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci to flick home Luka Modric's cross to put the tie beyond the Italians.

Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)Take your pick between Bonucci and his center-back partner Chiellini.

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- Juventus
- Real Madrid
- Bayern Munich
- Borussia Dortmund
- Manchester United
- Barcelona
- Atletico Madrid
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- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Luka Modric
- Leonardo Bonucci
- Gonzalo Higuain
- Mario Mandzukic
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Lionel Messi
- Keylor Navas
- Toni Kroos
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Karim Benzema
- Miralem Pjanic
- Sergio Ramos
- Juan Cuadrado
- Dani Carvajal
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- Italy
- Argentina
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