Champions League: Real Madrid v Bayern Munich - in pictures
Something tells us this chap might be a Real Madrid fan. He'll be banging the drum for José Mourinho's men alongside 85,000 other fans at the Bernabeu tonightPhotograph: Lee Smith/Action imagesBayern Munich have plenty of traveling supporters with them too. Unsurprisingly, they're preparing for the occasion with beers in hand. Bayern lead 2-1 from the first leg, making tonight's clash a tough one to call ... Photograph: Javier Lizon/EPANo prizes for guessing which team the owner of this car supports. It's rather a distinctive car, you'd never lose it in the supermarket car park would youPhotograph: Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images
What a start for Real Madrid - just four minutes in and they have a penalty. Real Madrid's Angel Di Maria smashes a shot against the hand of David Alaba as the Munich player dives in front of him in an attempt to block it. Very harsh decision by the referee. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has scored his last 24 spot-kicks, sends Manuel Neuer the wrong way to make it 25 in a row. Advantage MadridPhotograph: Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty ImagesIn the 14th minute, Ronaldo makes it 2-0 when he gets on the end of a slick move and slots the ball past Neuer from 15 yardsPhotograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty ImagesIn the 27th minute, Pepe needlessly bundles over Mario Gomez as the players chase the ball in the area. The referee points to the spot and Bayern have a chance to get back in the game ...Photograph: Sergio Perez/ReutersHaving already squandered a guilt-edged chance to equalise when he shinned the ball over the bar from close range, Arjen Robben makes amends when he scores from the penalty spot. Iker Casillas got a hand to Robben's kick but it wasn't enough to keep the ball out. The tie's level now overallPhotograph: Dani Pozo/AFP/Getty ImagesBoth sides look like they have more goals in them. Here, Ronaldo pulls the ball across the area but Bayern keeper Neuer pounces to avert the dangerPhotograph: Franz Mann/APJose Mourinho offers some words of advice to Mesut Ozil, though judging by the look on the face of the Real Madrid boss it's unlikely that they're kindly words Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty ImagesPepe gets to the ball before Bastian SchweinsteigerPhotograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty ImagesSami Khedira is the meat in a Franck Ribery and Mario Gomez sandwich Photograph: Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty ImagesRonaldo has had a few sighters from distance in this match, but he can't complete his hat-trick. Not yet anywayPhotograph: Dani Pozo/AFP/Getty ImagesFrustration is getting to Franck Ribery - he's been charging around in the closing stages of the game, barging people over left, right and centrePhotograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty ImagesPhilipp Lahm has his hands full trying to contain Ronaldo as the Real Madrid forward marauds down the leftPhotograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty ImagesLate in the match, with extra-time moments away, Gomez misses a glorious chance to win the tie for Bayern. He receives the ball six yards out but instead of shooting he decides to cut back and adjust his footing - and with that, the chance is smothered. Extra-time it is, thenPhotograph: Felix Ordonez/ReutersExtra-time passes without either team creating any clear cut changes. So penalties here we come ...Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty ImagesBayern go first in the shootout and David Alaba scores. Real Madrid's first penalty taker is Cristiano Ronaldo but this time his touch deserts him and Neuer dives to his right and palms the effort awayPhotograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/APCue some rather agonised faces in the Madrid teamPhotograph: Felix Ordonez/ReutersGomez then scores before Neuer foils Kak, leaving Bayern 2-0 up. That was almost an identical save to the one from RonaldoPhotograph: Felix Ordonez/ReutersCasillas then saves twice - from Toni Kroos and Phillip Lahm - either side of a successful effort from Xabi Alonso ... So it's 2-1 to Bayern as Sergio Ramos steps up with a chance to level things for MadridPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesBut Ramos skies the ball over the bar and into the stratospherePhotograph: Juan Medina/ReutersThat's a really horrendous penalty, Chris Waddle-esque Photograph: Sergio Perez/ReutersBastian Schweinsteiger then scores to put Bayern through to the Champions League final. Little wonder he's running around like a lunaticPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesRonaldo and his team-mates drop to their knees in despair. Their chance of a tenth European title has gone. Bayern will face Chelsea at the Allianz Arena on May 19Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
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