Champions League: Barcelona v Real Madrid - in pictures

After last week's battle at the Bernabeu, it looks like we might be in for a feast of fouls and feignings rather than football as after just 26 seconds Real Madrid's Marcelo goes over the top of Barcelona's Pedro Rodriguez Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP

...and Gonzalo Higuain duels with Barca captain Carles Puyol Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images

In between the fouls and feigning, there is some decent, if unproductive, football being played out there with Barca having most of the possession and being satisfied to frustrate their opponents. Lionel Messi uses his skill and pace to get past Lassana Diarra, right, and Kaka Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Ricardo Carvalho isn't having any of that and clatters into Barcelona's mercurial forward Lionel Messi. The veteran earnt himself an earlier yellow card for a crude challenge on Messi Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images

Neither Kaka and Sergio Busquets seem to be following the basic remit of keeping your eyes on the ball Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

...whereas Javier Mascherano and Lassana Diarra do Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Despite the heavy rain, 90,000 plus fans turned out Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

This time the flying Marcelo tries his luck with Daniel Alves Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Midway through the first half Barcelona create a golden opportunity to put the tie beyond doubt when slack marking from a corner means Sergio Busquets has acres of space and plenty of time for a header from a Barca corner. Unfortunately for him, his club and it's fans, he spurns the chance by directing his header straight to Casillas in the Madrid goal Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't look too pleased with how the match is going Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP

As the teams line up to start the second half, a Barca fan invades the pitch and unsuccesfully tries to put a barretina (a catalan hat) on Cristiano Ronaldo's head before being rugby tackled by a steward Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

That interloper must have inspired Real Madrid as three minutes into the second half, they have the ball in the Barca net. But unfortunately the ref blows his whistle nanoseconds before Gonzalo Higuain sweeps the ball past Victor Valdes and into the net. The ref'swhistle went for a foul by Ronaldo on Mascherano but the replay shows that Ronaldo was checked by Pique and whilst falling, makes slight contact with the Argentinian but Mascherano goes down in a rather theatrical manner. The Special One will not like that one bit Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images

He's going to like this even less. Seven minutes later a precision pass from Iniesta dissects the Real defence and Pedro Rodriguez runs onto the ball, takes one touch to control it then slots it past Casillas Photograph: Andres Kudacki/AP

...before celebrating whilst a bemused Casillas blames his defence... Photograph: Siu Wu/AFP/Getty Images

His team-mates eventually catch up with him and the home side definately have one foot in the final Photograph: Siu Wu/AFP/Getty Images

And Xabi Alonso and Raul Albiol know it Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas punches the ball clear from Gerard Pique Photograph: Alejandro Garcia/EPA

Just past the hour mark, and Real Madrid's improved play in the second half pays dividends when they pull a goal back. Di Maria smacks a shot against the post which comes back to him, and rather than having another go he squares it to Marcelo who slams it into the net. He grabs the ball to restart as quickly as possible, could an unlikely comeback be on the cards? Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images

With a quarter of an hour to go Marcelo gets his name into the ref's notebook again when he is shown a yellow card for this sliding challenge on Lionel Messi Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Despite some spirited fouling in the last quarter of an hour, Real can't get back into the game and the final whistle means that Barca are on their way to Wembley for the final. Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola is very excited at the prospect Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images

In contrast to the histrionics, harsh words and propaganda onslaughts that have accompanied the four matches between the two teams, there's a nice moment during Barca's celebrations when they throw their returning defender Eric Abidal into the air. Abidal came on during injury time to play his first game after undergoing an operation in March to remove a tumour from his liver Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images

The celebrations aren't confined to Camp Nou, as Barcelona's supporters fill the streets as they celebrate a famous victory and plan their trips to Wembley Photograph: Reuters