Real Madrid knocked out of Champions League

REAL Madrid failed to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals for the sixth straight season when they were dumped out 2-1 on aggregate by Olympique Lyon last night.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Mar 2010, 22:23 BST

Updated 10th Mar 2010, 22:52 BST

Real's dream of winning a tenth European title at their Bernabeu stadium in May was shattered by Miralem Pjanic's 75th-minute strike which secured a 1-1 draw for Lyon in the last 16 second leg.

Cristiano Ronaldo had put the home side ahead in the sixth minute.

But Pjanic picked up a loose ball in the box with 15 minutes left and hammered a volley past Iker Casillas.