Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he always knew Zinedine Zidane would prove himself.
Zidane led Real to Champions League glory on Saturday just months into the job.
"Those who know the talent, quality and inner strength of the team knew that Zidane would be able to achieve [the Champions League title]," Perez said.
"[Real] has in its repertoire the ability to overcome difficult situations and our history has taught us not to give up.
"This is what we do, what we are and what we learned from our elders and we have an obligation to keep winning.
"The last few hours [on Monday] have been intense, exciting and exhausting," the president said.
"I want to show our appreciation to Atletico, they've been a formidable competitor, and a club that we should also be proud of."