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Kaushal Mehta
<h1>Real Madrid reach Champions League semi-finals</h1>
Real Madrid have kept alive their fantasy of a record-broadening 11th European crown when Javier Hernandez's late strike against 10-man Atletico Madrid secured a 1-0 win and a spot in the Champions League semi-finals.
After a week ago's first leg at the Calderon finished 0-0, a strained return at the Bernabeu seemed, by all accounts, to be setting out toward additional time until James Rodriguez slipped a go through to Cristiano Ronaldo in the 88th moment.
The Portugal forward unselfishly squared for Hernandez and the Mexican striker stroked the ball past Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak to secure a 1-0 total triumph, Real's first win over Atletico in eight matches this season.
It was a sharp blow for Atletico, who went toe to toe with the group that beat them in a year ago's last, however after Turkish playmaker Arda Turan was rejected for a brief moment booking 14 minutes from time and Hernandez connected the executioner blow.
Genuine mentor Carlo Ancelotti, missing harmed regulars Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Luka Modric, began with Hernandez in advance with Ronaldo and focus back Sergio Ramos pushed forward into a cautious midfield part.
Looking to turn into the first group to hold the trophy in the Champions League period, Real had the high ground regarding ownership and risks in a tight first half.
Ronaldo constrained a decent spare from Oblak with a 32nd-moment free-kick before hustling through with a reasonable site of objective a moment before half-time.
Atletico trusts endured a gigantic blow when Arda got a second yellow for a foot-up test on Ramos and he was upset as he walked off to a dissonance of shrieks.
Juventus, which played the second leg without harmed midfielder Paul Pogba, came to the last in 2003, preceding losing to AC Milan on punishments.
It was an instance of youth versus encounter as Juventus' Andrea Pirlo and Patrice Evra had 30 a larger number of Champions League appearances than the entire home side's beginning group.