MADRID, KOMPAS.com - Real Madrid lolos secara dramatis ke semifinal Liga Champions setelah menyisihkan Juventus. Penalti Cristiano Ronaldo pada pengujung laga menentukan langkah sang juara bertahan melewati perempat final.
Pada laga di Stadion Santiago Bernabeu, Rabu (11/4/2018) atau Kamis dini hari WIB, Juventus yang kalah 0-3 pada pertemuan pertama, bisa bangkit dan unggul dengan skor serupa melalui Mario Mandzukic (2, 37') dan Blaise Matuidi (61').
Namun, penalti Cristiano Ronaldo dan kartu merah Gianluigi Buffon pada pengujung laga jadi pembeda. Penalti diberikan setelah Medhi Benatia melanggar Lucas Vazquez pada injury time babak kedua.
Buffon lantas melakukan protes keras kepada wasit Michael Oliver dan berujung kartu merah. Wojciech Szczesny lantas masuk menggantikan Gonzalo Higuain.
Namun, dia tetap tak kuasa menahan tendangan penalti Ronaldo. Real Madrid "cuma" kalah 1-3 sehingga tetap memastikan lolos ke semifinal dengan agregat 4-3.
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Juventus tampil mengejutkan publik tuan rumah pada laga ini. Dalam 45 menit pertama saja, keunggulan agregat Real Madrid terpangkas menjadi 2-3 akibat dua gol Mario Mandzukic.
Gawang tim tuan rumah bahkan bobol saat laga baru berjalan dua menit. Gol perdana Juventus datang dari sundulan Mandzukic yang menyambut umpan silang Sami Khedira.
Mandzukic menjebol gawang Madrid pada menit ke-37, lagi-lagi melalui tandukan. Kali ini, Stephan Lichsteiner yang menjadi kreator gol.
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Pundi-pundi gol Juventus bertambah pada menit ke-61, kali ini lahir dari kaki Matuidi. Eks pilar Paris Saint-Germain itu mencocor bola yang terlepas dari dekapan kiper Keylor Navas dan membuat skor agregat sama kuat 3-3.
Menjelang akhir laga tepatnya menit ke-90, sebuah drama terjadi. Real Madrid mendapat penalti setelah Lucas Vazquez dilanggar Medhi Benatia di dalam area terlarang Juventus.
Definite penalty for Real Madrid? Or way too harsh on Juventus? ???? Ronaldo with the goal to put Real through. Red card for Buffon. Sent off in quite possibly his last Champions League game. Mental. pic.twitter.com/iPZIl5X6vg
Cristiano Ronaldo scored an injury-time penalty to book Real Madrid's place in the Champions League semi-finals after losing the second leg 3-1, but winning the tie 4-3 on aggregate.
Juventus had wiped out Real Madrid's three-goal advantage from the first leg - Mario Mandzukic scored twice before Blaise Matuidi levelled the tie at 3-3 after an hour.
But with the tie heading towards extra-time, the home side were awarded a penalty following Mehdi Benatia's challenge on Lucas.
Gianluigi Buffon was shown a red card by Michael Oliver for protesting the decision, leaving Ronaldo to score his 41st goal of the season from the spot past substitute keeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Trailing 3-0, Juventus needed a positive start to get back into the tie and Mandzukic gave them the perfect start by heading home Sami Khedira's lofted cross to the back post with 90 seconds played to make it 1-0 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate.
Real Madrid host Juventus tonight in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with a place in the last four within reaching distance.
Zinedine Zidane’s men, who are looking to win the competition for the fourth time in five seasons, head into the second-leg clash with a 3-0 advantage after their storming victory in Turin last week.
The Spaniards will be without the suspended captain Sergio Ramos for the clash while Paulo Dybalal is unavailable for the visitors.
In the evening’s other quarter-final, Bayern Munich welcome Sevilla to the Allianz Stadium with a 2-1 lead to their name. The Bavarians are aiming to reach a seventh European semi-final in nine years.
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