Ronaldo Penalty Puts Real Through To Semi-Finals In Dramatic Style

Ronaldo Penalty Puts Real Through To Semi-Finals In Dramatic Style

Ronaldo Penalty Puts Real Through To Semi-Finals In Dramatic Style

Cristiano Ronaldo's injury-time penalty put holders Real Madrid through to the Champions League semi-finals after holding off a stunning Juventus comeback.

Ronaldo's coolly brought 97th-minute punishment into the best corner came after Medhi Benatia cut down Lucas Vazquez in the container. 

Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, in what may be his last Champions Association appearance, was sent off by English ref Michael Oliver in the wake of granting the spot-kick, for foul and harsh dialect. 

Genuine, Champions Class victors in three of the previous four seasons, came into the second leg driving 3-0, helped by Ronaldo's shocking bike kick. 

Be that as it may, the Serie A pioneers got off to a flawless begin when Mario Mandzukic headed in from Sami Khedira's cross after only two minutes and Mandzukic got a moment before half-time. 

Blaise Matuidi jumped to benefit from Keylor Navas' bumble to level the tie on total before the emotional closure. 

Genuine join Liverpool, Roma and Bayern Munich in the last-four draw, which happens in Nyon on Friday at 12:00 BST.

Chaotic ten minutes in Madrid

The diversion appeared to set out toward additional time before a clamorous last couple of minutes saw even the calmest of players lose control. 

90th moment: Benatia push on Vazquez is declared to be a foul and Oliver focuses to the spot. Benatia booked and irate Juve players encompass the official, enraged at the choice. 

93rd moment: Buffon protests too vociferously, shouting and pointing his finger toward Oliver and is demonstrated a red card. 

96th moment: Juve striker Gonzalo Higuain is brought off and supplanted by previous Armory goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. 

97th moment: Ronaldo despatches the punishment into the upper right-hand corner. 

98th moment: Ronaldo is reserved for removing his shirt while celebrating before the home supporters. 

99th moment: Referee blows for full-time.

Ronaldo steps up to the mark

Genuine have persevered through a poor season so far in La Liga, sitting fourth in the table and 15 focuses uncontrolled of runaway pioneers Barca, who gave in on Tuesday night to leave the Champions Alliance. 

The opposition is Genuine's just any desire for a noteworthy trophy this season, however they just barely figured out how to sneak through to the last four for the eighth back to back season. 

Ronaldo, the Ballon d'Or holder, turned out to be the best indeed, venturing up under the most extreme strain to send his group through.

The penalty extended his incredible goalscoring form this campaign: 
Now netted in 11 games in a row for Real. 
Takes his tally to 27 in his past 14 games. 
41 strikes overall in 38 games this season. 
120th goal in 150 Champions League appearances.

Not the send-off Buffon was hoping for

Incredible goalkeeper Buffon finished the night, and potentially his European vocation, in emotional design. 

It drew parallels with Genuine manager Zinedine Zidane when his France playing vocation finished with a sending off at the 2006 World Glass last for a headbutt on Italy safeguard Marco Materazzi. 

Italy's most-topped global Buffon, who is greatly regarded all through the diversion, let his feelings beat him toward the end and was expelled on his 650th appearance for Juve. 

Buffon had declared in October this would be his last Champions Class battle unless his side won the last, after which he had planned to play in the Club World Glass. 

Buffon had been having a splendid diversion, sparing low from Welshman Gareth Parcel and responding pointedly to keep out endeavors from Isco and Ronaldo. 

In any case, he won't get the fantasy send-off, passing up a major opportunity for asserting the main real trophy which has avoided him in his profession.