Arturo Vidal: ‘This robbery can’t go on in the Champions League’

Midfielder Vidal was harshly sent off in the 84th minute of the second-leg clash at the Bernabeu.

Arturo Vidal: ‘This robbery can’t go on in the Champions League’

A raging Arturo Vidal branded the referee a "clown" who had "robbed" Bayern Munich of a place in the Champions League semi-finals after the Germans were knocked out in controversial circumstances by Real Madrid.

Midfielder Vidal was harshly sent off in the 84th minute of the second-leg clash at the Bernabeu, as Bayern led 2-1 after 90 minutes to force extra-time before the 10 men conceded three times in the additional period to fall to a 6-3 aggregate defeat.

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