Sergio Ramos, the Real captain, kisses the trophy as he touches the Cybele fountain with a Madrid flag draped around its neck

Real Madrid parade European Cup on open-top bus tour after returning home from Milan as thousands of jubilant fans celebrate Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid

Sergio Ramos lifts the Champions League trophy after Real Madrid came out on top against Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in Milan to win their 11th European Cup
After flying home from Italy, the players immediately boarded an open-top bus for victory parade through the streets
Thousands of jubilant supporters lined the streets early on Sunday morning to welcome their heroes back home
Cristiano Ronaldo converted the decisive spot-kick after Juanfran had struck the post for Atletico
In normal time, Yannick Carrasco equalised a Sergio Ramos opener 11 minutes from the end at the San Siro
But Real ultimately triumphed on penalties to win their 11th European Cup and second in three seasons

Real won their 11th European Cup after defeating city rivals Atletico on penalties in Saturday evening's final at the San Siro in Milan

Real Madrid returned home following their dramatic Champions League triumph over city rivals Atletico – and immediately jumped onto an open-top bus for a victory parade.

Thousands of jubilant fans – the vast majority of whom had no doubt been partying all night – lined the city streets to salute their heroes after their record 11th European Cup win.

Real beat Atletico 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw at the San Siro in Milan on Saturday night, with Cristiano Ronaldo firing home the decisive kick.

They celebrated in Milan before boarding their plane and immediately returning home to show off their latest piece of silverware.

With expectant fans waiting at the Plaza de Cibeles, any hopes of sleep were dashed as the team and coach Zinedine Zidane jumped on board the bus.

They showed off the trophy – the second time in three seasons they have won it – to thrilled fans, who had waited from the early hours despite rain showers. Real usually head for the spectacular city hall on Plaza de Cibeles to celebrate their finest achievements.

There were scenes of jubilation in the streets of Madrid as fans scrambled to get a glimpse of their heroes after partying all night

SITE OF TRIUMPH

Real Madrid have adopted the fountain of Cybele as the site of celebrations when they win a major trophy, with a club flag typically wrapped around the Cybele statue.

The fountain is named after Cybele, the Phrygian goddess who had a significant cult in Rome and is one of Madrid's most important symbols. The fountain depicts the goddess sitting on a chariot pulled by two lions and was built between 1777 and 1782.

Real led in Milan thanks to Sergio Ramos early on, but Atletico equalised 12 minutes from time through Yannick Carrasco.

Extra-time passed without further goals and, in the shootout, Atletico's Juanfran was the unfortunate player who saw his spot-kick come back off the post.

Ronaldo duly converted the next kick to spark wild Real celebrations.

It was the club's 11th European Cup success – they won the first five editions of the competition between 1956 and 1960, then again in 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2014.