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Barcelona oust Madrid to reach final

The last instalment of a four-match, 18-day scorpion dance that became nastier by the hour was a proper contest in which Real Madrid recovered their attacking urges but Barcelona advanced to a probable meeting with Manchester United in the Champions League final at Wembley. "This has been one of the most beautiful nights I have ever lived," said Pep Guardiola, the Barça coach.

The last act was the sweetest: the bumps, on the pitch, for Eric Abidal, the Barcelona defender who underwent an operation to remove a tumour on his liver in March and came on three minutes into added time of this 1-1 draw. It was a rare familial moment in a tie that delivered one last controversy: Real's vehement claim last night that Gonzalo Higuaín's second-half goal was wrongly disallowed.

Read more at The Guardian.

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