Good evening and welcome to LIVE text commentary of the Champions League semi final, second leg between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Bernabeu. Los Blancos are bidding to get one step closer to an 11th European Cup triumph while the Citizens are aiming to reach their first ever final. The tie is finely poised after a goalless draw in the first encounter at the Etihad last week. The winner here will meet Atletico Madrid in the final at the San Siro on May 28.
Champions League / Semi-final
Bernabéu / 04.05.2016
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Updated 04/05/2016 at 21:38 GMT+1
55'
Ronaldo rises well to meet a right-wing cross but Hart is there once more to deny him.
54'
Fernandinho's drive just wide at the end of the first half is looking increasingly lonely set next to the raft of chances being racked up by Real.
53'
BIG CHANCE! Hart pulls off a great one-on-one save from Modric after the Croatian had sprung the offside trap to collect Bale's clipped pass into the middle. It should be two.
52'
Jese drifts into space in the right channel but thrashes a rising shot wide of the near post upright.
52'
Lovely ball from Bale for Ronaldo who can't quite give it the finish the approach deserved.
51'
City's star men may not be on song so far, but neither is Real's talisman. Ronaldo has been on the periphery.
50'
Will these be the scenes at full time or can City find another gear or two? They need to get some service to Aguero.
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49'
DID YOU KNOW? Eight Manchester City players have scored away from home this season in the Champions League; a competition-high.
48'
Kroos with a delicious pass to the right of the area for Carvajal who volleys into the middle for Ronaldo, but the Portuguese superstar is flagged offside.
47'
Can Man City express themselves more in attack in this second period?
46'
KICK OFF! Real restart the contest. City need to score to have any chance or they will bow out at the semi final stage.
45+2'
HT: Real 1-0 City. Bale's deflected shot off Fernando means Los Blancos are just 45 minutes away from the final.
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45+1'
Two minutes added.
45'
That was better from City. They need more of that in the second half. A score draw would see them through, but as it stands Real are halfway to the final.
44'
CLOSE! Fernandinho cuts inside and rattles a shot inches past the near post after a brilliant turn and pass from De Bruyne.
42'
Bale lets fly from 30 yards but Hart is behind it all the way.
41'
A better spell for the visitors but it comes to nothing as Clichy overcooks his ball into De Bruyne.
40'
City have barely set foot in the attacking third but while Real only have a 1-0 lead they are very much in this. That's what MP will tell his players at HT anyway.
39'
PHOTO: Kroos-control.
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38'
'Ooohs' echo around the stadium as Ronaldo comes close to getting in for a second. Real pressing and making that City defence creak.
37'
Keylor Navas has kept 10 clean sheets in 11 games in his Champions League career - and he's looking good for another one on this evidence. City will need to step it up in the second half.