Will Ronaldo send Real through with the last kick of the game?Ĭarvajal sends a cross to the back post for Ronaldo to attack after he gets a march on Lichtsteiner, but the Portuguese heads his effort over the bar.
Seconds away from full time and the referee awards a penalty to Real Madrid and sends Gigi Buffon off. Oh, and Bayern have also sealed their place in the next round with a 0-0 draw at home to Sevilla.Ĭristiano Ronaldo converts the penalty to send Real Madrid through to the semi-finals. The referee calls full time on one of the most memorable Champions League games in history. Sevilla threatened at times - Correa hitting the bar midway through the second half - but overall, Bayern have secured progression in comfortable fashion.Īnd with Barcelona, Manchester City and Juventus missing out, Heynckes must be incredibly confident that he can reclaim the treble he won with Bayern back in 2012-13, although the Bavarians must perform better than they did tonight to do so.Ĭristiano Ronaldo has scored 10 Champions League goals vs Juventus - more than any other player has against a specific opponent in the competition. It was far from a supreme display from Heynckes’ side, but the job has been done. Just for a second, to acknowledge Bayern's achievements. However, the Portuguese held his nerve to fire into the net and send his side through to the last four of the competition. Ronaldo still had to score from 12 yards, with the pressure of the occasion and Wojciech Szczesny between the sticks. He was given a straight red card - his final act in the Champions League. The veteran keeper went overboard with his protests, screaming in Oliver's face. Juventus erupted in anger with Gianluigi Buffon leading the charge. Lucas Vazquez went down under pressure from Mehdi Benatia and after a brief pause Oliver pointed to the spot. The contest appeared to be heading towards extra-time, but then came the moment as Cristiano Ronaldo headed the ball back across the face of goal. The referee became the central figure of an outstanding match as Juventus appeared to be on course for one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history.Ī brace from Mario Mandzukic in the first half put them on their way before an error from Keylor Navas allowed Blaise Matuidi to level the tie. It's fair to say Michael Oliver will not be welcome in Turin any time in the near future. So there we have it, after another round of stunning Champions League games we have our final four.