Thibaut Courtois reacted to Tweets he had received prior to Saturday night's final by saying that supporters should put 'respect' on his name.
The Belgian goalkeeper put in a man of the match display to deny Liverpool's wealth of attacking talent and ensure Real Madrid won their 14th Champions League crown in Paris.
Notable saves included tipping a Sadio Mane shot onto the post in the first half when Liverpool had Madrid on the ropes and then Courtois saved astonishingly from Mohamed Salah late on in the game.
Speaking to BT after winning his maiden Champions League crown, Courtois said: 'I saw a lot of tweets coming my way, saying that I will get humbled today but it was the other way around.