Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid: Champions League final – in pictures

An Atlético supporter races along the waterfront, presumably making a bee-line for the stadium where the clubs will do battle Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP

As the Atlético team arrives, there are plenty of Real fans waiting to lambaste them Photograph: RAFAEL MARCHANTE/REUTERS

The big pre-match news is that both Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid, pictured, and Diego Costa, of Atlético, will start despite their respective injuries Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images

Sergio Ramos cajoles his troops before kick-off. It's clear all the expectation and pressure tonight is on the shoulders of the nine-times champions Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Real's last European title came in 2002 when Zinedine Zidane scored that goal. It's been a long wait for number 10 Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Atlético's fans look delighted at the prospect of achieving an unthinkable double, having won La Liga last weekend Photograph: MARIO CRUZ/EPA

Here's the trophy, awaiting its new owners Photograph: STEFAN WERMUTH/REUTERS

The game begins and Sami Khedira of Real Madrid vies with David Villa of Atletico Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images

Atletico Madrid's Brazilian-born forward Diego da Silva Costa tries to engineer a scoring chance ... but within eight minutes he's forced to accept that he can't play on due to his lingering hamstring injury. So much for the horse placenta treatment he had Photograph: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images

Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, is looking fit. But Atletico are giving him no space in which to operate Photograph: ANDRE KOSTERS/EPA

Real Madrid's Welsh forward Gareth Bale has been quiet thus far. Then again, the game itself has been pretty stop-start. Plenty of fouls, no real action Photograph: MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images

Sergio Ramos gets aggro with Raul Garcia after a blatant foul on Angel di Maria Photograph: JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images

In the 32nd minute comes the first big chance of the match. Bale surges into the box and just as he's about to let fly, his rhythm is interrupted by a flurry of defensive tackles and the ball flies wide of the far post Photograph: PAUL HANNA/REUTERS

Everyone knows what a great chance that was, but Bale hardly seemed to take a proper shot Photograph: STEFAN WERMUTH/REUTERS

A quick look across to Ronaldo confirms that the main man isn't happy Photograph: STEFAN WERMUTH/REUTERS

Four minutes later, Atletico Madrid's Uruguayan defender Diego Godin gives his side the lead with a calamitous goal. The Real keeper Iker Casillas came racing off his line to intercept a high ball into the box, but he changed his mind and was caught in no-man's land as Godin's back-header looped over him and into the net Photograph: PAUL HANNA/REUTERS

Casillas tried desperately to claw the ball away, but it had already crossed the line Photograph: HUGO DELGADO/EPA

Godin celebrates a goal out of nothing ... and it remains 0-1 until half-time Photograph: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images

Real Madrid are throwing themselves into it in the second half, but Karim Benzema can't reach a teasing cross Photograph: FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images

Ronaldo's expression is a picture. He almost got on the end of that cross as well Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

Ronaldo tries a spectacular effort, but again Real can't find the target Photograph: Manu Fernandez/AP

Then Bale thunders into the box, but once more he fails to strike the ball cleanly and he shot runs harmlessly wide ... It's getting increasingly desperate for Carlo Ancelotti's men. Atletico are defending deep but they're doing so with great resilience Photograph: SERGIO PEREZ/REUTERS

Real Madrid's assistant manager Zinedine Zidane is getting extremely animated on the touchline Photograph: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images

Wouldn't you Adam and Eve it?! Three minutes into five minutes of injury time, Sergio Ramos powers a header into the bottom corner from a corner to make it 1-1 and break Atletico's resolve Photograph: PAUL HANNA/REUTERS

Delirium for Real ... This game is heading for extra-time Photograph: KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS

Extra-time is short of chances, as is to be expected. Here, Ramos clears the danger as Atletico look legless Photograph: MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images

In the second period of extra-time, a glorious chance falls to Bale at the far post ... a free-header ... and he takes it! Photograph: PAUL HANNA/REUTERS

Bale has surely just won the European Cup for Real – and he knows it. It owed everything to Di Maria's penetrative run into the box, but Bale did well to convert the rebound that fell to him Photograph: KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS

Real's fans will consider that £85m transfer fee to have been fully repaid Photograph: Manu Fernandez/AP

Marcelo then bags a third for Real when he squeezes a shot under the Atletico keeper Thibaut Courtois Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

And Cristiano Ronaldo wins and converts a spot-kick right at the end to make it 4-1. Real's celebrations are wild, Atelico's misery is complete Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Diego Simeone goes feral in the final moments. He races on to the pitch to remonstrate with Raphael Varane and then the referee, and he gets himself sent off. Thankfully he exits before the incident gets really ugly Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

And that's it. The final whistle goes and Real are the champions of Europe once more Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014 ... mission accomplished for Real Madrid Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images