The game started on a knife edge, with Juventus bringing a slight 2-1 advantage with them to the Bernabeu from the first leg…
The referee awarded Real Madrid a penalty on the 23rd minute, as Gianluigi Buffon led the Juventus remonstrations. Predictably, the official wasn’t for turning…
Despite missing a vital La Liga spotkick on the weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo bounced back with an emphatic finish hard into the central of the net…
The away goals rule meant that a 1-0 scoreline would be enough to put the Spaniards into the final to meet their great rivals Barcelona…
But it wasn’t long after the break that Alvaro Morata again proved his old club’s nemesis by levelling the scores on the night…
The ex-Madrid man’s celebration may have been muted, but his goalkeeper made up for it with a primal roar of approval…
Gareth Bale was doing everything in his power to give the home team some sort of lifeline but nothing was going right for the Welshman…
In the end, Juve held on to book their place in the final against La Liga champions-elect Barcelona. Real were left ruing a night of ultimate regret…
