Real Madrid 1 Juventus 3: Cristiano Ronaldo scores last-gasp penalty as Gianluigi Buffon sent off on Champions League farewell

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Cristiano Ronaldo netted an added time penalty to send Real Madrid through to the semi-finals of the Champions League despite a remarkable comeback from Juventus at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.

Real had come into the second-leg clash firmly in control of the quarter-final tie after securing a 3-0 win in Turin a week ago.

But Juve appeared to take inspiration from Roma's remarkable comeback against Barcelona on Tuesday night when they scored three goals to look to send the tie to extra-time.
The visitors' first goal arrived within just two minutes when Sami Khedira's superb chipped cross into the box from the right was headed by Mario Mandzukic past Keylor Navas.
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The 31-year-old forward then left Real stunned when he doubled Juve's advantage eight minutes before the break with another header, this time from substitute Stephan Lichtsteiner's cross.

Mandzukic's second goal meant Juve were leading the second-leg clash 2-0 - and needed just one more to send the game to extra-time.

And the Italians got their third on a dramatic evening in Madrid when Navas failed to claim a cross, which allowed Blaise Matuidi to poke the ball into the back of an empty net.
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With the tie heading for extra-time, Real were then handed a huge life-line in added time when they were awarded a penalty for Giorgio Chiellini's foul on Lucas Vazquez in the area.

Gianluigi Buffon - who played his final Champions League game ever on Wednesday - reacted angrily to the decision, confronting Michael Oliver and subsequently being sent off for his protestations.

And with Buffon off, Wojciech Szczesny came on to try and stop Ronaldo from scoring but could not, as the Portuguese star sent a powerful effort into the top corner of the net to secure a 4-3 aggregate win that sends Real into the semi-finals of the Champions League.

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