Real Madrid knocked out 10-man Manchester United in controversial circumstances, while Borussia Dortmund swept Shakhtar Donetsk aside.

Real Madrid knocked out 10-man Manchester United in controversial circumstances, while Borussia Dortmund swept Shakhtar Donetsk aside.

Jose Mourinho’s men had been trailing 1-0 at Old Trafford to a Sergio Ramos own goal, but a harsh red card on Nani for dangerous play saw Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo turn it around.

The Spaniards qualify for the Champions League quarter-final 3-2 on aggregate.

Borussia Dortmund are also through after comfortably crushing Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 in Germany.

Augusto Felipe Santana’s header and a Mario Goetze strike already had them 2-0 up by half-time before Jakub Blaszczykowski made sure on the hour mark.

The first leg had ended 2-2 in the Ukraine, so Borussia qualify 5-2 on aggregate.

Juventus will aim to join Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund when they welcome Celtic on Wednesday evening.

They have a 3-0 advantage from the first leg in Glasgow.

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