Real Madrid reached the Champions League final after Isco's away goal proved crucial despite the defeat on the night
Real Madrid recovered from a frantic opening from Atletico to wrestle a foothold in the match through Isco before the break
Cristiano Ronaldo was happy to silence the crowd after seeing his Isco bundle the ball over the line inside the six-yard box
Saul Niguez rises above Cristiano Ronaldo to score his ninth goal of the season and head Atletico Madrid in front on the night
Atletico Madrid were in need of just one goal to level the tie with 74 minutes left after Antoine Griezmann's converted penalty
The heavens opened in the final few minutes but Real showed their quality to see out the tie to progress to the final in Cardiff
Atletico defender Stefan Savic trudges off at a sodden Vicente Calderon in the final European match at the old stadium
Real Madrid were immediately forced onto the back foot and it was little surprise when Saul broke the deadlock early on
Diego Simeone's side were rewarded for their bright start after Saul Niguez's near post header from Koke's corner made it 1-0
Atletico shocked their neighbours with two goals in four minutes to blow the tie wide open at the Vicente Calderon
Fernando Torres was brought down inside the box by Raphael Varane after 15 minutes to give Atletico a chance from the spot
Atletico had missed an extraordinary eight of their previous 13 penalties this season before Griezmann made no mistake
Real Madrid keeper Keylor Navas will have been disappointed to concede a soft penalty but made amends later on the night
Griezmann showed his relief after seeing his somewhat fortuitous penalty effort ended up in the back of the net to make it 2-0
Cristiano Ronaldo went into the game off the back of two successive Champions League hat-tricks but he was kept quiet
Striker Karim Benzema showed brilliant close control on the byline to somehow evade three Atletico Madrid defenders
The former Malaga midfielder Isco was the fastest to react to Jan Oblak palming Kroos' shot back into the six-yard box
Isco diverted the ball over the line from close range after Toni Kroos' shot from Karim Benzema's cutback was kept out
Real Madrid managed to continue their excellent record of scoring with Isco's strike making it 61 consecutive games
Substitute Kevin Gameiro was denied at point-blank range by Navas and Yannick Carrasco was unable to score the rebound
Benzema put on a clinic in a central striker role and he was close to extending Real's lead with a header from Marcelo's cross
Ronaldo signals that he feels he was in an onside position and did not touch the ball after Luka Modric's shot found the net
Atletico manager Diego Simeone was a bundle of energy once more on the sidelines as he urged his side on to victory
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane cuts a concerned figure as he watches his side concede two goals inside 16 minutes
The Atletico players gathered for a huddle on prior to a frenetic start which saw both sides come close inside five minutes
Atletico fans held up a mosaic
which read: 'Proud of not being like you' - a response to a message used
by Real in the first leg
Real Madrid fans made the short
trip across town in high spirits after their 3-0 victory in the first
leg at the Santiago Bernabeu
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