0-4: Now for the 10th in Lisbon!

Braces from Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo sunk Bayern in an unforgettable match that takes the team to the final.

This squad has long deserved to play in a Champions League final. Their time has now come, and they have got there in style: by thrashing the Competition's defending champion and knocking them out in the process. They have now played four consecutive semi-finals and their persistence has finally paid off as they are en route to Lisbon to fight it out for the Décima on the 24th of May.

The destiny of their last match on the road to the final was sealed in the space of 20 minutes that were preceded by some ominous words from Ancelotti in the press room: “Our goal is to score”. His team delivered. Only 16 minutes were needed to open their account. Modric launched in a corner and Ramos rose above the rest to beat Neuer. Bayern now needed three, but another set-piece produced the goods once more and four minutes later the visitors had practically wrapped things up. Di María took a free-kick, Pepe's glancing header found Ramos at the back post, and the defender bagged a second.

The Whites could have scored a third from a counter attack in which Neuer brilliantly stopped Cristiano Ronaldo's 27th-minute effort. However, the Portuguese was less forgiving six minutes later. Carvajal started the counter and Bale found Ronaldo, who made history by reaching the 15-goal mark in one European Cup.

With that move the Whites closed out a brilliant first half that was only tarnished by Xabi Alonso's unjust yellow card when the clock read 38, meaning he will miss the final.

An exercise in consistency and maturity

The second half was the epitome of the consistency shown by the Whites throughout the tie, in which they have not yet conceded a goal. Pepe and Ramos were exceptional and the latter received an ovation from the Whites fans who had made the trip to Munich as he came off for Varane in the 75th minute. Casillas was exceptional and the team's work rate was spectacular.

The Whites' achievement is all the more impressive when taking into account that only one team has left the Allianz Arena in the German league with a clean sheet, and it happened when Bayern had already won the Bundesliga. There was still time left for another goal and Cristiano Ronaldo was the man to get it from a free-kick after 89 minutes. The striker's crafty low shot under a jumping wall caught Neuer off-guard to finish off the goal-fest.

Real Madrid won the tie in style with a 5-0 aggregate scoreline that makes them the first European Cup finalists. Their opponent will be the winner of the Atlético - Chelsea clash on Wednesday. Now for the Décima in Lisboa!

Cristiano Ronaldo: “We deserve to play in the final"

Cristiano Ronaldo stated that “it was a perfect match. Scoring three goals in the first half was extraordinary. The team did very well and played with confidence. We knew it was difficult but it got easier because we scored two early goals”.

“We showed a very good attitude and we deserved to reach the final. I’d like to thank all the players for their effort and now is time to enjoy the moment and play the final to win. We have been losing in the semis for a long time, three or four years, but the most important thing is that now we are in a deserved final and we have our feet on the ground. Since the Champions League started we have taken it step by step and match by match".

His goal-scoring record

“I was looking for it and I knew I needed one goal but I was not going to be mad if it didn’t happen. It was a great ball from Bale. The whole team helped me. I’m really happy to break the Champions League record but what I want is to win it and we’re very excited. A final is always complicated. I don’t care if it’s Mourinho or another coach. It will be in my country and I want to win the Champions League”.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Bayern Munich - Champions League - 29/04/2014

Cristiano Ronaldo Training Session - 28/04/2014

4-0: Real Madrid feast on goals and carry on in the fight for La Liga

Two Cristiano Ronaldo stunners and headers from Ramos and Carvajal sealed the win against Osasuna three days before the Champions League semi-final second leg.

Real Madrid played their first Liga match in 14 days and keep pace with Atlético and Barcelona. The Whites opened the scoring early on against Osasuna. They only needed six minutes. Cristiano Ronaldo surprised Andrés Fernández with a long range effort, and the visiting goalkeeper could only watch as the ball sailed past him into the net. The league's top scorer scored on his return and put his side ahead.

Real Madrid had done the hardest thing, but continued looking for another goal to move further ahead. They were close to doing so on the stroke of half an hour. Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick flew centimetres wide of the Navarra side's goal. The Whites created a lot of danger from dead balls, and the connection between the Portugal forward and today's captain Ramos almost lead to a goal; the latter volleying over from the former's free kick in the 37th minute.

The home side were totally rampant, and two minutes later Andrés Fernández saved his side with a double stop. The first was from Marcelo's strike on the edge of the box, then with a reflex save from the rebound from Morata, fired in from the penalty spot. The Whites could have had the game finished before half time.

Cristiano Ronaldo was decisive

The opening minutes in the second half weren't too dissimilar to those of the start of the game. The protagonist, once again, was Cristiano Ronaldo. Having only needed six minutes in the first half, this time he had to wait a minute longer to increase the lead. The Portuguese took the ball down on the edge of the box and found the top corner of the opponent's goal with a super striker. It was another stunner by the forward, who now has 30 in the league, and has breathing space at the top of the scoring charts.

Two defenders sealed the goalfest

Real Madrid scored their third on the hour mark. Ramos started and finished the move. His efforts throughout the game got their deserved reward. Di María crossed and the Spain international headed home. He has 36 goals in league football, and sits alongside Capdevila as the top-scoring active defender in the competition.

Ancelotti then decided to give Cristiano Ronaldo, Modric and Di María a break, all of whom left the pitch to standing ovations for Casemiro, Xabi Alonso and Carvajal respectively. It was the full back who rounded off the scoring. Isco played the ball over the defence and the academy graduate climbed higher than Andrés Fernández in the 83rd minute. Real Madrid scored plenty, finished with a clean sheet and are now thinking about their Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Osasuna - La Liga - 26/04/2014

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Bayern Munich - Champions League - 23/04/2014

Real Madrid - Copa del Rey Champions 2014

Cristiano Ronaldo is the club's second highest scorer in the Champions League

With his goal against Borussia Dortmund he has now racked up a total of 49 in the competition and just trails Raúl's 66 in the club's history books.

Cristiano Ronaldo continues to make history with Real Madrid and after scoring against Borussia Dortmund last night, he has now equalled Di Stéfano's number in the European Cup. With 49 goals, the Portuguese is now the club's second highest scorer in the history of the competition. This season he has outdone himself, finding the mark more times than ever before in the Champions League, where he has already scored 14 goals. On top of that, he has found the back of the net in all eight of the matches he has featured in.

Cristiano Ronaldo's goal per game ratio in the Champions League with Real Madrid is remarkable, with the striker scoring more than once in every match on average. To reach Di Stéfano's number he has needed just 48 matches, while the Argentine legend scored his goals over 58 games during a nine-season spell. The only man ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in this list is Raúl, who scored 66 times in the competition.

3-0: Real Madrid fill their boots against Borussia

Goals from Bale, Isco and Cristiano Ronaldo seal victory for the Whites, who are now well on their way to the Champions League semi-finals.

Borussia Dortmund returned to the Bernabéu one season after their last visit and Real Madrid were well aware that their best chance of reaching the semi-finals lay in a good result in front of their home fans in the first leg. The Whites, who have now played 17 matches at home without losing, only needed three minutes to demonstrate why and take an early lead. Benzema received the ball in the corner, picked out Carvajal and the academy graduate played in Bale, who charged into the area and subtly punted the ball past Weidenfeller.

The home side were running rings around their opponents and had the German box under siege. The next two chances fell to Cristiano Ronaldo. His shot from the edge of the box was seen off by the visiting keeper after 10 minutes, and the shot-stopper produced another great save two minutes later from a free-kick from the Portuguese striker. Pepe could have scored too in the 14th minute, but a full-stretch Weidenfeller stopped his header. The German keeper was, without doubt, the star of his team.

Borussia Dortmund barely created any danger. They were still yet to have a shot on goal and were reduced to seeing off the home-team's persistent attacks, but before half an hour was up, the Whites had their second. Isco controlled the ball on the edge of the area, lifted his head and conjured up a precise shot that not even Weidenfeller at full stretch was able to stop on its way to the back of the net in the 27th minute.

Real Madrid was now winning 2-0, the result that Modric called "excellent" in a press conference the previous day, but given what was happening on the pitch it looked like a meagre lead. And even more so after Bale's free-kick, which forced another superb stop from the German keeper when the clock read 30. It was a great first half for Real Madrid. There were 45 minutes left to play and there were two objectives; to increase the lead and, above all, not to concede.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes history in the competition once more

While in the first half it took three minutes to open the scoring, they were close to finding the net after two in the second. Bale was at the centre of it again, but this time Weidenfeller came out on top of the one-on-one. However, he was powerless ten minutes later. It was a sublime move from Modric, who left Cristiano Ronaldo alone in front of the visiting goalkeeper. The Portuguese was on target, scoring his fourteenth goal in the competition to equal the record for goals scored in one edition of the tournament.

It then became an end-to-end match. It could have gone from 3-0 to 3-1 in a move in which Pepe produced a timely tackle after 59 minutes, or 4-0 if Weidenfeller had not been there once more to see off a wicked Benzema volley from the edge of the box after 61 minutes of play, but there were no more goals in a match from which Cristiano Ronaldo had to withdraw with a niggle. Real Madrid has taken a giant step towards the semis. The tie will be wrapped up next week in Signal Iduna Park.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Borussia Dortmund - Champions League - 02/04/2014