Ronaldo and his Madrid team-mates won their third consecutive Champions League title and 13th overall on Saturday night after beating Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev.Despite Ronaldo’s big-game presence, it was Gareth Bale who stole the show by scoring twice, including an incredible bicycle kick that put Madrid into a 2-1 lead. However, after the game, Ronaldo managed to grab the attention of football fans worldwide as he threw his Madrid future up in the air.
Speaking following the final whistle in Ukraine, Ronaldo said: ‘In the coming days there will be answer about my future. It has been very nice playing for Real Madrid. ‘In the next few days I will give an answer. Now we have to enjoy the moment. The future of any player is not important. We have made history.’  Ronaldo’s words were then put to Zinedine Zidane and Sergio Ramos but they both downplayed it. The Portuguese international has a new contract pending so post-final talks were always going to take place. Hours after the final whistle, Ronaldo later rued his actions, saying: ‘Perhaps I should not have said what I said. Now I prefer to wait and enjoy the victory. In a few days I will talk about my future.
‘I did not want to take away merit for what has been done. It is something extraordinary. It’s a unique moment and you have to enjoy it.’ But he repeated the words that had sent shockwaves through Madrid celebrations when he said: ‘I cannot be sure that next year I will still be at the club. I will talk in the next few days.’ The former Manchester United forward moved to the Bernabeu after joining in 2009 and has enjoyed a stellar career at Madrid, where he has become arguably the greatest player in the world. The 33-year-old has been linked with a move away from Spain on a number of occasions in the past but has always stayed put.
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