Madrid see off Bayern in controversial thriller to reach semis

Cristiano Ronaldo plundered a hat-trick as Real Madrid saw off 10-man Bayern Munich 4-2 after extra-time at the Bernabeu to secure the holders' place in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Zidane did not say who will replace Bale, but Francisco "Isco" Alarcon - who scored twice to lead Madrid to a late 3-2 win over Sporting - is expected to start.

Ronaldo became the first player in history to score 100 Champions League goals during his quarter-final heroics.

The referee, then bizarrely, chose to send Vidal off for a flawless challenge on Marco Asensio and tilt the momentum in Madrid's favour, and all of this was just in regulation time.

Real, seeking to make it a record seventh straight Champions League semi-final appearance, finally came alive as the half-hour mark approached when Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer pushed behind a low drive from defender Dani Carvajal.

Bayern Munich skipper Philipp Lahm is adamant the Bundesliga giants can cope with the potential absence of some key figures in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid.

Some 1,800 police officers will be deployed to the streets of the Spanish capital for Real Madrid's Champions League match against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night, city hall said.

"It's very harsh, two offside goals, the red card for Casemiro before mine", said Vidal. The first leg has already been played and we know the problems Bayern will create, they'll make it hard until the referee blows for full time.

Vidal crashed a strike inches over the crossbar and Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas had to be quick off his line to beat Ribery to a through-ball.

Zidane said he is in doubt for the clash with a calf muscle problem that he picked up in Wednesday's 2-1 win at Bayern. "The referee eliminated us", Vidal raged. But we have many games, many competitions, and we will see tomorrow what will happen. "More than the second yellow or the offside goals, the six goals were scored over the two games [are why] we deserved to go through in the tie".

However, it was Bayern who took the lead in the second half when Casemiro fouled Robben in the area and Lewandowski dispatched the penalty.

All that in an odd game, with a very poor performance from the referee. "We need to test them on the pitch with the ball but I think they have a great chance of playing". In the last match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, the Munich played well in their first half and failed to play well in the second half of the game.