Having scored the goal to give Real the lead, Gareth Bale was said to have paid off his €100m price tag by Spanish newspaper Marca. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Spain
Gareth Bale was heralded as Real Madrid's Champions League hero after his goal helped seal a 4-1 extra‑time victory over Atlético Madrid. 'Bale makes Real's ' décima' dream a reality' was Marca's online lead and claimed that he had 'already paid off his €100m transfer fee with two goals in two cup finals' - his goal in Saturday's final adding to the magnificent winner he scored against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final back in April.
Madrid-based AS took a slightly more romantic take on Real's win over Atlético: 'Hello from the past, citizens of the future: what you lived through was true, move house in peace, cry at your leisure. Madrid won, and it was the décima. Although this page will yellow as time passes the value of this page is as an official certificate. It happened. And it was unforgettable.'
The paper was less glowing about the performance of Cristiano Ronaldo, saying: 'He had a tame match, out of form and his celebration for the fourth goal was distasteful,' but praised Carlo Ancelotti's substitutions and claimed: 'The game changed when Marcelo and Isco came on.' USA
The Wall Street Journal led on Atlético's misfortune - 'The nickname was supposed to die. This was going to be the night for Atlético Madrid to shake off that label forever - El Pupas, the jinxed one' - and talked about their 'impossible season - the year that saw it break the Real-Barcelona chokehold on the Spanish league and fight its way through European royalty - came to a screeching halt.'
The New York Times called the match 'a magical evening that had a miraculous goal, a memorable kiss and a rich finish from the sport's most expensive player' and mentioned telling quotes from Iker Casillas: 'Sometimes you make mistakes; sometimes you do well, I cannot complain, as despite my mistake, we did it in the end. This is bigger than being world champions, we have been waiting so long.' Nigeria
The Nigerian Tribune focused on Ancelotti guiding Madrid to the European crown. 'Perhaps one of Ancelotti's most impressive achievements is the way he has united a dressing room that became bitterly divided under [José] Mourinho,' said the paper, while they also reported on Ronaldo's quotes: 'Ancelotti deserves all the credit,' Ronaldo said 'He has changed everything. He has altered the mentality of the players.' Australia
The Herald Sun mentioned Sergio Ramos's quotes on how his equaliser was 'the most important goal I have scored. It is an incredible feeling. We kept fighting until the end for the fans. It is not my goal, but one for all Madrid fans, my family and all those that have supported us until the end. We deserved it after so many years.'
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