Atletico Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid: Uefa Champions League semi-final as it happened
Los Blancos progress 4-2 on aggregate and will meet Juventus in final.
- Real Madrid secure 4-2 aggregate win to progress into the Champions League final.
- They will meet Juventus in the final in Cardiff on 3 June.
- Atletico threatened to stage the unlikeliest of comebacks after scoring twice in opening 15 minutes through Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann.
- Isco pulled one back just before half-time to kill off comeback.
- Antoine Griezmann doubled his side's lead from the penalty spot.
- Real are chasing their first league and European double since 1958.
Heroic from Navas! Carrasco does brilliantly, latching onto a ball down the inside left channel before cutting onto his right foot. He tries to bend a low effort around Navas but the Real goalkeeper gets down well to block. Gameiro follows it up with a header, but it is straight at Navas who has does brilliantly to spring back up and make the block.
While it was sublime work from Benzema, I cannot understand why Godin thought it was a good idea to come so far out of position to try and stop him, while Jimenez and Savic were already across trying to deal with it. School boy stuff, with all three players following the ball into the corner, leaving no cover in the middle.
Real have one back just before half-time! Benzema does incredibly out on the left near the corner flag, dancing away from challenges from Godin, Savic and Jimenez to drive a ball into the six yard box. It reaches Kroos, who pings one on goal, drawing an unreal save from Oblak. Isco pounces on the rebound however to convert from close range, dinking it cleverly over the outstretched goalkeeper.
Carrasco does brilliantly, nutmegging Isco and driving upfield past one more challenge before offloading the ball to Griezmann. Still a bit miffed from being nutmegged a moment ago, Isco crashes into the back of the France international. Gabi comes to his teammates' aid and screams at the referee for more severe action to be taken. Instead, he is shown a yellow for dissent.
After that Casemiro challenge, it all threatens to kick-off. Carrasco feels he too was brought down by the Brazilian, but the referee waves play on. As the ball is thrown forward, Godin comes crashing through the back of Ronaldo and appears to catch him with an elbow in the process. Godin is shown a yellow, as is Sergio Ramos, presumably for mouthing off.
Kick-off is imminent at the Vicente Calderon, here's one last look at those starting XIs...
Atlético team to face Real: Oblak; Giménez, Godin, Savic; Carrasco, Koke, Saúl, Gabi, Filipe Luis; Torres, Griezmann.
Subs: Moyà, Tiago, Correa, Lucas Hernández, Gameiro, Thomas, Gaitán.
Real team to face Atletico: Keylor; Danilo, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro, Modric, Kroos; Isco, Benzema, Ronaldo
Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Rodríguez, Kovacic, Vázquez, Asensio, Morata.
When is the last time Real Madrid lost by over three goals without scoring one themselves in the Champions League? A quick scan over the Uefa records shows that it was against Liverpool at Anfield in March 2009, when a 4-0 win for Rafa Benitez's side sent Los Blancos crashing out of the competition.
Fernando Torres was on the score-sheet that night, playing alongside two future Real Madrid players in Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa.
Elsewhere tonight, Arsenal can take another step towards the top four as they take on Southampton at St Mary's. A win tonight for the Gunners will lift them above Manchester United and into fifth place, three points adrift of fourth place Manchester City.
You can follow that game live with us here.
Diego Simeone has his own problems at right-back. Despite returning to training this week, Juanfran is not available tonight although Jose Maria Giménez does return to fill in on the right-hand side of defence.
Kevin Gameiro drops to the bench after a disappointing night in the capital last week, meaning Fernando Torres comes into lead the attack alongside Antoine Griezmann. The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker is still to score at the Calderon in the Champions League; tonight wouldn't be a bad night to end that hoodoo.
Zinedine Zidane's only change from the first leg is an enforced one. Dani Caravjal; exceptional in the quarter-final victories over Bayern Munich, misses out after suffering a grade 2 hamstring tear during the first-half of last Tuesday's win at the Bernabeu. Nacho came onto replace his countryman that evening, but Danilo is given the nod to fill the void down the right tonight.
Otherwise it is the same team for Real tonight, with Isco once again given the nod to support Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
How does Diego Simeone weigh up his side chances tonight? The fiery Argentine insists there is no shame in his side being eliminated from the competition, just as long as they leave everything out on the pitch tonight.
"We have faith in what we are capable of doing, I trust my players very much. I have known the majority of them for five and a half years and have no doubt that tomorrow they are going to play a great game.
"I think that we need to defend well, obviously, to have more chances to continue in the fight. This is going to give us options to play minute by minute, second by second, looking for what we want: to book a spot in the final.
"Our hope is to start strong, like all the teams that play at home. The emotional part, if it's balanced with the football part, is the best way to play a great match."
Team news: Atletico
Juanfran and Jose Maria Gimenez both returned to first-team training this week after both missed out at the Bernabeu last Tuesday.
Juanfran is yet to play a game since being forced off during the 1-1 draw at Leicester City in the second leg of the Champions League last 16. Meanwhile, Gimenez suffered a thigh injury in the 5-0 victory over Las Palmas on 29 April.
Team news: Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo, Keylor Navas and Raphael Varane were all named in Real's 19-man squad for tonight's match after all three missed out over the weekend. Ronaldo and Navas were rested for the 4-0 win over Granada while Varane missed out after suffering a minor recurrence of a previous injury.
Real Madrid are on the cusp of a third Champions League final in four years and within reach of a first European and league double since 1958. Inflicting more misery on Atletico Madrid is a bonus; Diego Simeone's side fell to their city rivals in finals in 2014 and again last year. Cristiano Ronaldo's 42nd hat-trick for the club at the Santiago Bernabeu last week leaves Atleti well and truly on the ropes, needing to summon the sort of fightback never before seen at this stage of the competition.
Can it be done? They will certainly have the right atmosphere for it. At the end of the current season, Los Colchoneros will leave the Vicente Calderon to move into their new home. Tonight's match is the last ever meeting between the Madrid rivals at the old stadium; can they draw inspiration from that to inspire the most unlikely of comebacks?
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