Real Madrid 4-2 Bayern Munich AET (6-3 agg): Cristiano Ronaldo scores perfect hat-trick to down defiant Germans in extra-time
- The first half ended 0-0 but not for want of trying with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich both having chances
- Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring from the spot after Arjen Robben was fouled by Casemiro in the box
- Cristiano Ronaldo headed in from close range meaning that Bayern would need a goal to take it to extra time
- They got it just minutes later when Sergio Ramos clumsily dragged the ball into his own net
- Arturo Vidal received a second yellow card deep into normal to increase the difficulty for Bayern
- In extra-time Ronaldo put Real back ahead when he volleyed home from what appeared an offside position
- Ronaldo completed his hat-trick a few minutes later with Marco Asensio adding another to twist the knife
A man stood on the pitch pointing at his chest having just scored the deciding goal in the Champions League quarter-final. Of course it was Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to put Real Madrid into the Champions League semi-final, dumping his old boss Carlo Ancelotti out.
It was cruel on Bayern Munich who had Arturo Vidal harshly sent-off and who could complain that Ronaldo's second and third goals were offside.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid's star man, came to the fore when it mattered most for his side, scoring twice in extra-time
Cristiano Ronaldo and his Real Madrid team-mates celebrate after the Portuguese star put them ahead again in extra time
Ronaldo completed a perfect hat-trick: header, left foot, right foot; with his second goal in extra time to effectively end the tie
Ronaldo holds the match ball aloft after his hat-trick sent Bayern crashing out of the Champions League
Ronaldo had earlier calmed a tempestuous Bernabeu atmosphere with his headed equaliser but it proved only a buffer
Robert Lewandowski was the coolest man in the Bernabeu when he stepped up to convert Bayern Munich's penalty
Kaylor Navas was left stranded by Sergio Ramos' own goal that took the game into an additional 30 minutes
With the tie looking set for extra time Arturo Vidal made his side's task a little harder when he saw red for a second booking
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MATCH FACTS AND MATCH ZONE
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos (Kovacic 114), Modric; Isco (Vazquez 71), Benzema (Asensio 64), Ronaldo.
Unused subs: Casilla, James, Morata, Danilo.
Bookings: Casemiro
Goals: Ronaldo 76, 104, 109, Asensio 112
Bayern Munich (4-1-4-1): Neuer; Lahm, Boateng, Hummels, Alaba; Alonso (Muller 75), Vidal, Thiago; Robben, Ribery (Costa 71), Lewandowski (Kimmich 88)
Unused subs: Ulreich, Bernat, Rafinha, Coman.
Bookings: Vidal, Alonso, Hummels
Sent off: Vidal
Goals: Lewandowski 53 (pen), Ramos 77 (OG)
Referee: Viktor Kassai
It was incredible from Ronaldo all the same – Real Madrid had scored six goals across the tie and he had netted five of them.
'Bayern were excellent but we were better,' said Ronaldo. Asked if this was Madird on their way to a 12th European Cup he added: 'We still have some way to go, but I hope so.'
The Portuguese had headed in a Casemiro's cross in the second half of normal time to cancel out Robert Lewandowski's penalty but a Sergio Ramos own goal meant the game went into an additional 30 minutes.
Bayern had to play that extra half-hour with 10 men after Vidal was sent off for a second bookable offence – he got the ball as he slid in on Marco Asensio but referee Viktor Kassai decided to pull out the red card.
Bayern started the night on the night front foot with Ronaldo not heavily involved, here Mats Hummels shuts out the Real star
Arturo Vidal picked up an early booking for a foul on Isco, the caution rules the midfielder out of Bayern's next European game
The Bayern wide men were big factors in the first 15 minutes of the contest, here Franck Ribery escapes Luka Modric
Arjen Robben had the game's first big chance when the ball fell to him six yards out but the winger fired his effort wide
Trailing 2-1 from the first leg Bayern were team desperate to strike first, hence Thiago Alcantara reaction to Robben's miss
Real Madrid were having to work hard defensively in the opening quarter of the game, here Marcelo blocks an Alcantara shot
For Carlo Ancellotti it was a return to the Bernabeu, where he delivered the La Decima for the Spanish giants back in 2014
Keylor Navas had to be quick off his line to make a clearance when Robben threatened to get in behind the Real defence
Ribery was in good form and almost worked himself a shooting chance with a mazy run into the Real box but got crowded out
The Germans were the better team at the start of the first period of extra-time but Ronaldo lashed in Ramos' cross with the decisive goal.
No two players defended Ancelotti when he was sacked as Real Madrid coach more than Ronaldo and Ramos – the defender even planted a kiss on his old coach before the game started – but they had combined to knock the Italian out.
The goal looked offside and Real Madrid's third goal was also dubious – Marcelo racing away and Ronaldo finishing past Neuer again looking the wrong side of the last defender.
The half was to slowly change momentum as Real became more assertive, here Ronaldo gets in a header at goal
Benzema was another to get a headed opportunity as Real went on the attack to score but his effort skewed wide of the target
Dani Carvajal must have thought he scored with his effort from the edge of the box only to see Neuer make a great save
Sergio Ramos had a big chance to score after a mistake from Manuel Neuer but saw his shot blocked by Jerome Boateng
Ronaldo was scrapping hard to get his side on the front foot, he was penalised for this challenge with Xabi Alonso
Toni Kroos had a couple of efforts from distance that troubled the Bayern goal, here Mats Hummels makes a vital block
After the break the game re-started in the same fashion with Real on the up, Isco shot narrowly wide as the assault continued
Robben saw a big chance go begging with Navas helpless, Marcelo filled in for his keeper with a goal line clearance
Bayern had looked their combined age at times in the game with the veteran Xabi Alonso particularly sloppy in possession. But 33-year-old Arjen Robben was brilliant throughout and did not deserve to be on the losing side.
Marco Asensio got the fourth to make it 6-3 on aggregate. Bayern will point to refereeing decisions. Real Madrid will point to Ronaldo – he now has 103 goals European football. Again he had started the game poorly but moved up the gears to decide the result.
Things had looked so much better for Bayern when they took the lead on 53 mintues. Keylor Navas did his best to put Lewandowski off his penalty but the Polish forward never flinched dropping his shoulder to prompt the keeper's dive and send the ball the other way.
Minutes later Casemiro tripped Robben in the box, with the Dutchman making sure the referee knew, to give Bayern a penalty
Casemiro protested his innocence but replays showed there was clear contact between the Brazilian and Robben
The striker put Bayern ahead on the night from the penalty spot but they would need another goal to win the tie
Lewandowski stepped up and maintained his perfect record from 12 yards this season, sending Navas the wrong way
Still needing another goal on the night to progress the striker kept the celebrations minimal, high-fiving team-mate Vidal
Xabi Alonso received a standing ovation as he made his way off the pitch for what would be final Champions League game
It was the Portuguese who briefly restored parity in the tie when he headed in Casemiro's back post cross with real precision
The Bernabeu was beginning to get agitated as the home side struggled, prompting Ronaldo to quieten them down
Minutes later, Navas is forlorn after failing to keep out Sergio Ramos's own goal that looked like taking the tie to extra time
The Bayern players celebrate their moment of fortune that looked set to extend the Champions League tie quarter final
A stony faced Ramos watches on as the Bayern players celebrate the Real defender's moment of misfortune
The home team didn't know whether to stick or twist at that point – one more goal and they were out. Zinedine Zidane responded by taking off Karim Benzema and putting on Asensio. He went wide left and Ronaldo, who had missed several first half chances, moved to centre-forward.
Almost immediately it worked when he headed in Casemiro's cross. Madrid thought they were through but Ramos put past his own keeper under pressure from Lewandowski and the game went into extra time.
Bayern had to play the extra half-hour without the energy of Vidal who was so incensed with the decision he refused to walk and was eventually pushed off the pitch by Ramos.
Vidal changed the course of the tie when he saw a second yellow for this tackle on Marco Asensio, it was a harsh decision
The midfielder knew he was in trouble but was still left distraught when referee Viktor Kassai pulled out the red card
Ronaldo volleyed home to leave 10-man Bayern with an uphill task in extra time but he was shown to be in an offside position
Minutes later Ronaldo had his hat-trick when Marcelo teed up the Portuguese to tap into an empty Bayern net
Asensio twisted the knife into a broken Bayern, making it 4-2 on the night, deep into extra-time with a lovely run and finish
The last time a Champions League game went to extra-time at the Bernabeu it was Bayern who knocked Real Madrid out on penalties but this time things were to go the home side's way.
These two old titans of European football have clashed more times in this competition more than any other pairing.
At the end of the game the Madrid fans chanted the name of Ronaldo. The unstoppable scoring machine just goes on and on – another hat-trick and another semi-final.
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