Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was lost for words after finally getting his hands on the Champions League trophy.
The Egyptian ace suffered heartbreak in last year's final when he was forced off injured early on - but he made amends after waiting patiently for his chance.
Salah fired in the opener from the penalty spot after less than two minutes as the Reds beat Tottenham 2-0 on a memorable night in Madrid.
After arguably the greatest night of his career so far, Salah praised their team effort to emerge from a scrappy game.
He opened up on two reasons the achievement was so special - due to the sacrifices he made during the early days of his career in Egpyt and having the chance to finally play a full 90 minutes on the biggest stage after his injury 12 months ago.
"Honestly, I don't know what to say, but I'm just happy now," Salah told BT Sport after the game.
"To win a final, I'm very glad to play a second final in a row and play 90 minutes, finally.
"I sacrificed a lot in my career, especially going from my village to Cairo to play football and coming back very day.
"To be an Egpyptian playing at this level is unbelievable, and I'm very glad for them.
"Everyone did their best to win the game, and I think there was no great individual performance, but all the team were unbelievable today."
The Reds were awarded their crucial early penalty after an upstairs check by VAR officials - and Salah admitted he couldn't help but like the system he previously criticised.
"We will see VAR next season, but I like it now!" he joked.
