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Real Madrid Into Champions League Semis

LONDON (Reuters) - Real Madrid took revenge on holder Bayern Munich by knocking the Germans out of the Champions League quarterfinals with a 2-0 win in a bruising, action-packed second leg at the Bernabeu Wednesday.

Real, which lost to Bayern in last year's semifinals, overturned a 2-1 first leg deficit and now face arch rival Barcelona in an all-Spanish semifinal following the Catalan club's victory over Panathinaikos Tuesday.

Deportivo Coruna's hopes of making it three Spanish sides in the last four were blown away at Old Trafford where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored twice as Manchester United cruised to a 3-2 win for a 5-2 aggregate success.

United, which had lost in the quarterfinals in both the last two seasons, now faces Bayer Leverkusen in the semifinals following the German side's 4-3 aggregate win over Liverpool on Tuesday.

However, United's victory was soured by a broken bone in the foot suffered by England captain David Beckham that could keep him out of action for eight weeks.

With captain Roy Keane also facing a lengthy layoff after pulling a hamstring in the first leg, United's push for honors is under severe threat.

The semifinal first legs will be played on April 23 and 24 with the returns on April 30 and May 1. Barcelona will be at home first against Real while Manchester United will play its first leg at Old Trafford. The final is at Glasgow's Hampden Park on May 15.

Real's game against Bayern was full of incident, with fierce tackles, missiles from the crowd, yellow cards a plenty and one red.

SHOWDOWN

Defender Ivan Helguera grabbed the crucial goal after 69 minutes after he slid in at the far post to turn in a low Roberto Carlos cross.

Substitute Guti then added a second five minutes before time when he clipped in over keeper Oliver Khan after Raul had controversially fought his way past the Bayern defense before crossing.

Real can now look forward to the showdown with Barcelona. The two old rivals have met twice before in the European Cup, in 1960 and 1961, with a victory apiece.

But Real's Luis Figo will miss the first leg against his former side at the Nou Camp after receiving a booking for his part in a scuffle with Bayern striker Elber.

Real deserved its win after making all the running, although it missed two great early chances, Raul and Fernando Morientes the guilty parties.

Bayern, struggling in the Bundesliga, once again raised its game on the biggest stage and defended superbly.

However, the home tide was relentless, Zinedine Zidane hitting the post with a fine curling shot after 53 minutes.

Helguera eventually struck following Real's 15th corner before Guti nabbed the second with Bayern defender Thomas Linke lying flat on the turf after being felled by Raul's elbow.

Tempers flared in the final minutes and Bayern midfielder Hasan Salihamidzic was sent off in injury time for a late tackle on Santiago Solari.