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02nd May 2018

WATCH: Real Madrid release behind the scenes footage of dressing room celebrations after Bayern win

The reigning European champions are on course for their 13th continental crown

Simon Lloyd

Real Madrid are on course for their 13th European Cup.

Or at least that’s what their t-shirts say.

Having won two Champions League titles on the spin (and three in the last four seasons), Zinedine Zidane’s men qualified for another final on Tuesday night, seeing off Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate.

In truth, it was a tense final few minutes for the 12-time European champions, with the visitors creating and squandering several opportunities to score what would have been a decisive goal.

Nevertheless, the recently dethroned Spanish champions march on to Kiev, where the winners of Liverpool and Roma’s semi-final await.

After full-time at the Bernabeu, they celebrated on the pitch by wearing specially made t-shirts. Each featured the number 13 – symbolic of the 13th title they might potentially win in a few weeks.

Eventually, with the crowd beginning to filter out of the stadium, Real’s players made their way back to the dressing room. The celebrations continued there and were captured by the club’s media crew. Since posted on the club’s official Twitter page, the footage gives the club’s supporters an extended glimpse at the players’ reaction to another historic night in the club’s history.

Cristiano Ronaldo appears relatively muted, simply entering the room and shaking a few of his teammates’ hands. Luka Modric looks utterly knackered to begin with, although does seem to perk up a bit when Keylor Navas appears.

Sergio Ramos is arguably the liveliest of the lot, the camera following the defender as he makes his way round the room, acknowledging teammates and members of Zidane’s staff.

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