After Ederson had denied Luka Modric, Bernardo stepped up to try to make it 2-0 to City at the Etihad. But he curled it straight at Lunin, who stayed still and caught the ball with ease.

Jude Bellingham then drew Los Blancos level with his 12-yard attempt before Mateo Kovacic was denied by Lunin to hand the away team the advantage. Lucas Vazquez, Nacho and Antonio Rudiger scored all of their remaining spot-kicks to put 14-time European Cup winners Real Madrid into the final four, where they will face Bayern Munich.

Though Phil Foden and goalkeeper Ederson both converted their penalties after Bernardo and Kovacic missed, it was not enough for the Citizens. The two teams had drawn 1-1 after 120 minutes of football, with Kevin De Bruyne cancelling out Rodrygo’s finish after a 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu in the first leg last week.

Many on social media platform X were click to label Bernardo’s penalty the worst they’ve ever seen. The defeat means the reigning European champions can no longer retain the incredible treble they managed last season.

But they can still win the Premier League for a fourth successive campaign, which they will be doubly determined to do after this setback. They also have an FA Cup semi-final to play against Chelsea at Wembley this Saturday evening.