Juventus find that bit extra

Juventus 2 Real Madrid 0 (AET Juventus win 2-1 on aggregate) A dramatic strike from Juventus forward Marcelo Zalayeta four minutes…

Juventus 2 Real Madrid 0 (AET Juventus win 2-1 on aggregate) A dramatic strike from Juventus forward Marcelo Zalayeta four minutes from the end of extra time gave the Italians a 2-0 win over Real Madrid and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals last night.

The goal followed red cards for Real striker Ronaldo who gave a retaliatory kick to Alessio Tacchinardi after the Juventus defender appeared to grab the Brazilian round the neck as he bore down on the Italian goal.

Juventus had forced the match into the extra period when substitute striker David Trezeguet pulled them level at 1-1 on aggregate 15 minutes from the end of normal time with an acrobatic strike from six metres.

Real's best effort came from Ronaldo, who hit the post in the 50th minute, but two years after they eliminated Real at the semi-final stage Juve triumphed again with a determined display at home after their narrow 1-0 defeat at the Bernabeu.

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Following Tuesday night's defeat of Barcelona by Chelsea, Spain will have no representatives in the last eight of the Champions League for the first time since this stage of the competition was introduced in the 1994/'95 season.

So the dream of Champions League glory for England international players David Beckham and Michael Owen has ended for at least another season. Ironically for Owen, his former club Liverpool will go further in the competition than the club he joined at the start of the season.

JUVENTUS: Buffon, Pessotto (Tacchinardi 66), Thuram, Zebina, Cannavaro, Emerson, Camoranesi, Zambrotta, Zalayeta (Olivera 119), Ibrahimovic, Del Piero (Trezeguet 57). Subs Not Used: Chimenti, Montero, Birindelli, Appiah. Sent Off: Tacchinardi (113). Booked: Tacchinardi, Emerson, Zambrotta. Goals: Trezeguet 75, Zalayeta 117.

REAL MADRID: Casillas, Carlos, Samuel, Bravo, Zidane (Guti 74), Helguera, Figo, Gravesen, Beckham (Solari 77), Raul (Owen 96), Ronaldo. Subs Not Used: Cesar, Borja, Celades, Pavon. Sent Off: Ronaldo (113). Booked: Solari.

Referee: M Merk (Germany).