How big a loss would this be for Real?

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.

And so the Old Lady prevailed, as the old masters of European football finally ended Tottenham’s swashbuckling adventure in the Champions League.

Tottenham recovered from an early setback to claim an impressive 2-2 draw against Juventus.

Italy 0 Sweden 0

A tearful Gianluigi Buffon called time on his 175-cap international career in the moments following the confirmation of Italy's failure to qualify for the World Cup.

Sweden have done the unthinkable and knocked four-times World champions Italy out of the World Cup.

Four-time world champions Italy have failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958.

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has said he will retire after the World Cup - unless he can help club side Juventus win the Champions League this season.

Isco scored twice as Spain beat Italy 3-0 at the Bernabeu to move clear at the top of World Cup qualifying Group G.

“To succeed you have to become nastier” Mark Hughes told Tore Andre Flo, soon after the young Norwegian arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 1997.

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon knows he cannot let slip this chance to finally fulfil his dream of Champions League glory.

Should next Saturday’s Champions League final resolve itself into a head to head contest between Ronaldo and Gianluigi Buffon, the outcome might not only decide the game but also the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or.

Juventus secured their place in the Champions League final after coasting to a 2-1 win over Monaco in Turin last night.

Eamon Dunphy was right. And then he was wrong. And then he was right again. It can be hard to keep up with the Dunph, sometimes, writes Liam Mackey.

Barcelona need another Nou Camp miracle if they are to reach the Champions League semi-finals after a crushing 3-0 loss to Juventus in Turin.

Porto 0 Juventus 2: Juventus struck twice in the second half to take control of last night’s Champions League last-16 tie against 10-man Porto.

Italy 2 Spain 0: Graziano Pelle sealed Italy’s place in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals with a stoppage-time strike to sink reigning champions Spain at the Stade de France yesterday.

Stephen Quinn is a ‘definite option’ to replace James McCarthy or Glenn Whelan in Ireland’s midfield tonight, writes Liam Brady.

So the Italians will rest their star performers on Wednesday to afford Ireland an easy ride to joining them in the knockout stages of Euro 2016? Well, think again.

Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique remained upbeat after his side threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Villarreal and said: “We’re one point closer to our objective.”

Bayern Munich 4 Juventus 2 AET (Bayern Munich win 6-4 on aggregate): Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich completed an impressive Champions League comeback over 120 minutes to reach the quarter-finals at the expense of Juventus.

Italy has a history of teenage defensive diamonds, and Milan’s goalkeeper, 16-year-old Gianluigi Donnarumma, four months on from his debut, might be the best find yet

Juventus 1 Manchester City 0: Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal as Juventus leapfrogged Manchester City in Champions League Group D with a 1-0 win in Turin.

Manchester City 1 Juventus 2: Juventus may be struggling in the unfamiliar surrounds of Serie A’s lower reaches, but they accomplished what no English club has managed so far this season, namely stopping the juggernaut that is Manchester City, and with some ease, at that.

Captain Vincent Kompany claims Manchester City are hungry for success and determined to deliver in the Champions League.

Luis Suarez made it a perfect ending to Barcelona’s astonishing season with the Champions League final winner against Juventus.

Tonight’s Champions League final is a stage for extravagant attacking talents — but for this netminder, the real storyline is between the posts for the Old Lady of Turin, writes Dónal Óg Cusack.

Five days from the Champions League showdown in Berlin there is a slight sense of ‘so what?’ about the climax to the season.

Real Madrid 1 Juventus 1 (Agg 2-3): Alvaro Morata was again the hero as a 1-1 draw at Real Madrid in last night’s Champions League semi-final second leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu sent Juventus through to the competition’s final.

The Old Lady of Italian football — not to mention one or two of its old men — is long overdue a European trophy; and after Carlos Tevez inspired Juventus to a 2-1 Champions League semi-final first leg victory over Real Madrid there is a growing feeling that this could finally be their year.

Monaco 0 Juventus 0: Juventus moved into the last four of the Champions League for the first time in 12 years after playing out a goalless draw with Monaco in the second leg of their quarter-final tie.

Borussia Dortmund 0 Juventus 3 (Juventus win 5-1 on aggregate): Carlos Tevez scored two and set up another as Juventus cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund.

Norway 0 Italy 2

Italy’s early elimination from the World Cup has strengthened the belief that football in the country desperately needs a new direction.

Italy 0 Uruguay 1

Italy 0 Uruguay 1

Italy 0 Costa Rica 1

Italy goalkeeper and captain Gianluigi Buffon will miss his side's opening World Cup Group D match against England in Manaus tonight.

Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon claims the Azzurri’s minimum target at the World Cup is to reach the quarter-final stages.