Cardiff — Cristiano Ronaldo said he had no intention of slowing down after spearheading a 4-1 victory over Juventus that made Real Madrid the first team to retain the Uefa Champions League. Ronaldo’s double in Saturday’s final at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, allied to goals by Casemiro and Marco Asensio, earned him a fourth Champions League win and gave Madrid their third in four years and 12th in total. Ronaldo, 32, has now scored 600 career goals for club and country, including 105 in the Champions League. He has finished as the top scorer in the competition for the past five seasons. "People don’t have words to criticise, because the numbers don’t lie," he said after receiving the man-of-the-match award from his former Manchester United mentor Alex Ferguson. "I’m very happy. It was an amazing season again. We won trophies. It’s one of the best moments in my career. I have the opportunity to say that every year. But it’s true.
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