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Ramos rues profligate Madrid as defending champions crash out

The Spain international blamed poor finishing for Madrid's European exit at the hands of the Serie A champions.

Sergio Ramos conceded Juventus was a worthy Champions League finalist and blamed wastefulness in front of goal for the reason why Real Madrid's title defense ended on Wednesday.

Madrid went into the second leg of its semifinal 2-1 down but Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty put it back on level terms on aggregate.

The Portuguese star then had another chance to put Madrid in complete control but opted to cross instead of shoot and the opportunity went begging, before Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema also narrowly missed out on scoring a crucial second.