Giallorossi end Real’s Euro hopes

REAL MADRID’S Champions League hopes were extinguished last night as Roma completed a classic smash-and-grab raid at the Bernabeu to move into the quarter-finals.

Bernd Schuster’s side, 2-1 down from the first leg in the Italian capital, were unable to overcome a Roma side who played for the final 20 minutes with a numerical advantage following the dismissal of defender Pepe.

The Giallorossi took the lead three minutes after Pepe’s red card, Rodrigo Taddei heading home only for Madrid to equalise almost immediately, Raul firing into the bottom corner. The leveller set up a frantic finish but Roma grabbed their second of the evening in injury time when Mirko Vucinic headed home.