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From Cristiano Ronaldo's limelight-stealing interview to Zinedine Zidane's snap decision to quit... Real Madrid imploded almost instantly after beating Liverpool in 2018

When Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the Champions League final four years ago in Kyiv, Sergio Ramos’s feud with Mohamed Salah lasted longer than the celebrations.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s limelight-stealing post-match interview, in which he said he was leaving, infuriated club president Florentino Perez.

And Gareth Bale’s wonder goal became the catalyst for coach Zinedine Zidane quitting just five days later.

Real Madrid beat Liverpool in the 2018 Champions League final but then imploded

No team have won more European Cups than Madrid, but no club can self-destruct quite as dramatically.

The storm was brewing long before the final, with Zidane wanting Bale sold and for the club to keep Ronaldo.