• Manuel Pellegrini, the manager of Manchester City, shakes hands with Zinedine Zidane, manager of Real Madrid. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
    Manuel Pellegrini, the manager of Manchester City, shakes hands with Zinedine Zidane, manager of Real Madrid. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
  • Real Madrid’s Isco in action with Manchester City’s Jesus Navas. Sergio Perez / Reuters
    Real Madrid’s Isco in action with Manchester City’s Jesus Navas. Sergio Perez / Reuters
  • Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany waves to fans as he walks off to be substituted after sustaining an injury. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany waves to fans as he walks off to be substituted after sustaining an injury. Carl Recine / Reuters
  • Real Madrid’s Welsh forward Gareth Bale, centre, vies with Manchester City’s French defender Eliaquim Mangala, left, and Manchester City’s Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho. Gerard Julien / AFP
    Real Madrid’s Welsh forward Gareth Bale, centre, vies with Manchester City’s French defender Eliaquim Mangala, left, and Manchester City’s Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho. Gerard Julien / AFP
  • Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Manchester City’s Nicolas Otamendi. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Manchester City’s Nicolas Otamendi. Carl Recine / Reuters
  • Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrates scoring the opening goal. David Ramos / Getty Images
    Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrates scoring the opening goal. David Ramos / Getty Images
  • Manchester City's Sergio Aguero. David Ramos / Getty Images
    Manchester City's Sergio Aguero. David Ramos / Getty Images
  • Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, left, and Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart. Sergio Perez / Reuters
    Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, left, and Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart. Sergio Perez / Reuters
  • Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi, left, tussles with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. Javier Soriano / AFP
    Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi, left, tussles with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. Javier Soriano / AFP

Gareth Bale and Real Madrid power past Manchester City into 14th European Cup final – in pictures


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Real Madrid set up a showdown with city rivals Atletico Madrid in a repeat of the 2014 Uefa Champions League final as a Fernando own goal at the Bernabeu saw the Spanish giants advance 1-0 on aggregate at the expense of Manchester City.

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