Kolkata, April 16 -- The occasion promised magic and it was provided in spades by Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. This meeting of contrasting styles -Bayern craved control, Real chaos -produced a rollicking first half, a riveting second and looked primed for extra-time when Eduardo Camavinga had a momentary lapse of reason.

It killed hopes of another famous Real Madrid comeback in the Champions League and sent Bayern Munich, 4-3 winners on Wednesday and 6-4 on aggregate, to the semi-final after a match in which they had trailed thrice. The first after 35 seconds seemed to have sucked life out of the Allianz Arena glowing a brilliant red.

Arda Guler showed he was more switched on than Manuel Neuer who was brilliant in the first leg. From ...