Full time: Real Madrid 3-0 Atletico Madrid The referee blows his final whistle, Real Madrid on the verge of reaching the final after a 3-0 win over Atletico 90+1' Asensio tries to catch Oblak off guard but his effort hits the side netting. 88' Modric goes close to adding the fourth! His volley narrowly misses the target. 87' Ronaldo completes his hat-trick to kill off Atletico hopes! Vazquez races to the byline and pulls the ball back to the Portuguese wizard, who controls it and slots home with aplomb. 86' GOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR REAL MADRID!! 84' Real Madrid are still hungry for a third goal. Their breakaways are dangerous. 80' With 10 minutes remaining, Atletico look unlikely to pull one back. They are very poor tonight. 77' Real make their third and final substitution. The disappointing Benzema is replaced with Vazquez. 77' Atletico need to score an away goal to stand a good chance of reaching the final. 73' Ronaldo's unstoppable right-foot volley from inside the area leaves Oblak with no chance as he nets his second goal of the night. 73' GOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR REAL MADRID!! 72' An inviting cross from Asensio is cleared by the Atletico defence. 70' Real are in control of possession but they hardly create goal-scoring chances. 68' The third and final substitution for Atletico. Angel Correa replaces Carrasco. 67' Real make another substitution. Isco is replaced with Marco Asensio. 65' Both sides ease off. 62' Isco toys with Atletico's defenders but his eventual cross goes straight into the hands of Oblak. 60' A long range shot by Gaitan goes wide. Atletico relatively improve. 57' Atletico make a double substitution. Fernando Torres replaces Gameiro and Gaitan replaces Saul. 57' For all their dominance, Real Madrid are still unable to add a second. Will Atletico punish them? 53' Atletico's Saul receives a yellow card for a foul on Nacho. 51' After a counter attack, Ronaldo sends in a low cross but the defence clears the ball before it reaches Benzema. 48' Isco receives a yellow card for a foul on Lucas. 48' Real still press Atletico high up the pitch. This strategy is proving very effective. 46' Real make their first substitution. Right back Carvajal is replaced with Nacho. The second half is underway The referee blows his halftime whistle 45' The referee adds one minute of stoppage time. 41' Casemiro receives treatment after being hurt in an aerial challenge. 38' The hosts move the ball around smoothly. Atletico players are chasing shadows! 35' Real's Marcelo is causing all sorts of problems for Atletico's backline. 32' A free kick for Atletico is floated to the far post but Diego Godin's sliding effort goes high over. 29' Another chance wasted by Benzema! Ronaldo bamboozles his marker on the left with nifty footwork and whips in an inch perfect cross for the Frenchman whose overhead kick goes just over the crossbar. 26' Atletico midfielder Koke is booked for a foul on Modric. 24' Oblak palms away a cross from the lively Marcelo. The ball falls to Modric, whose shot from the edge of the area goes just wide of the post. 22' Atletico are still struggling to contain a wave after wave of Real attacks. 20' Benzema meets a low cross with a poor shot that is easily collected by Oblak. 17' The first chance for Atletico! Gameiro fails to round keeper Navas with the goal at his mercy! 17' A shot by Isco is collected by Oblak. 16' Oblak prevents Atletico from conceding a second goal! He pulls off a brilliant save to tip away a header from Varane. 15' Real have a penalty claim waved away by the referee following a cross from Marcelo. 13' Real press Atletico high up the pitch in impressive fashion. 10' Ronaldo rises above Savic to head home a bouncing cross from Casemiro as Real take a deserved lead. 10' GOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR REAL MADRID!! 9' Real Madrid apply intense pressure on Atletico. 7' What a chance for Real! A flowing move sees the impressive Carvajal skips past his challenger on the right to race into the area. His low shot is blocked by the keeper and Benzema's follow-up effort is also thwarted. 4' At the other end, Ronaldo tries his luck from distance but his shot goes high over. 3' Carrasco makes the first cross for Atletico but it goes beyond the reach of any forward. The match is underway Lineups: Real Madrid: Keylor Navas - Dani Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo - Casemiro, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Isco - Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema. Atletico Madrid: Jan Oblak - Stefan Savic, Lucas Hernandez, Diego Godin, Filipe Luis - Gabi, Saul Niguez, Koke, Yannick Carrasco, Antoine Griezmann - Kevin Gameiro 20:00 Zidane fields Isco instead of the injured Bale, while Varane partners Ramos in the heart of defence due to the injury of Pepe. 19:00 The teams drew 1-1 the last time they met in the Spanish league. Real has won three of the last six matches in all competitions, but before that Atletico had won four of the last six. 18:00 Atletico also will miss key defensive dup Jose Gimenez and Juanfran Torres due to injuries. They may even not recover for the return leg. Simeone said that he will have to find solutions for this case especially that he doesn't have any natural right back available at the moment. 17:00 With Bale absent, Zidane has three options to consider, Isco, Vazquez or James Rodriguez to play alongside Ronaldo and Benzema upfront. 16:10 Atletico is trying to win its first title. It also lost the final in 1974, to Bayern Munich. 15:50 Real, an 11-time winner, is looking to become the first team to defend the Champions League title since the competition changed to the current format in 1992. 15:00 ''We hope the result will be different this time,'' Atletico captain Gabi Fernandez says. ''We have gained experience in this competition and we have improved.'' 14:30 The first leg on Tuesday, hosted by Real at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, will be the fourth between them in recent Champions Leagues. Real advanced every time. It defeated Atletico in the finals of 2014 and in 2016, and in the quarterfinals in 2015. 13:30 ''I have been fortunate enough to play in 15 derbies and they are all special,'' Real defender Dani Carvajal says. ''But more than a derby, this is the semifinal of the Champions League, and that give us enough motivation to go out there and try to defeat our rival.'' 13:00 The city rivalry is enough motivation when Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet. When the stakes include a place in the Champions League final, the rivalry is even more heated.
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