Evening all, and what a jazzer we have waiting for us tonight: Madrid, the holders, against Napoli, the interlopers. There is not the remotest chance this won't be excellent.

Anyway, thanks for your company - night!

That was a lovely game of football. Kroos and Modric played beautifully in midfeld, Ronaldo, James and Benzema all played very nicely ahead of them, and Napoli showed skill and balls to take the lead before hanging in. The second half should be decent, but in reality the tie is just about over.

Full-time: Real Madrid 3-1 Napoli

Napoli are now seeking the second goal on the basis that there's no time or inclination for Madrid to get a fourth. They do their best to get the ball forward, but Madrid hold firm.

There shall be three added minutes.

Both sides are relatively satisfied with 3-1. Madrid should really have scored at least another couple, and Napoli will regret Mertens' missed chance, but Madrid will reckon the tie just about over and Napoli will reckon it just about alive.

Arsenal now trail Munich by five to one. Still, they're strong at the Emirates.

Marcelo goes down the left, crosses dangerously towards the near post, and Koulibaly heads to safety.

Ronaldo has passed an absurd amount tonight. This time, Morata goes down the right and slides it back for him, but he decides not to shoot, instead teeing up Marcelo outside him. He sidefoots wide of the far post, then makes like it was a cross for Morata.

Change for Napoli: Hamski departs, and Milic, who's been out since October, starts on the road back.

Madrid win a corner down the right which Kroos snaps back to Modrid. Unmarked, he connects well but sweeps his finish over the top.

Off goes Benzema, on comes Morata.

Lovely from Napoli, who move the ball across the pitch and back before Diawara, who's played well when not getting swamped, clips over the top to Insigne at the far post. He heads back across and Callejon scrambles it in, only to discover that he's offside.

Napoli have brought on Allan, which is funny because I have a friend who's dad is called Allan, who's first name is Allan, who goes as Graeme, who we call Allan, who hates being called Allan.

Oh, and Atletico - provided it's not in the final, obviously.

It'll be a good side which beats Madrid, but there are several sides who look capable of doing it. I wonder if PSG have already peaked, but them, Dortmund on a good day, and Bayern.

James, who's played well tonight, is replaced by Lucas Vasquez.

Mertens is marginally late on Casemiro, and is booked. I'm not sure that was necessary.