Goals: Raul 76' - Taddei 73'; Vucinic 90'+2

Roma knocked Real Madrid out of the Champions League at the Bernabeu on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals and were joined by Chelsea and Schalke 04.

Roma’s 2-1 win secured a 4-2 aggregate victory while Chelsea thrashed Olympiakos Piraeus 3-0 and Schalke beat Porto 4-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw over two legs.

The Italians never looked overawed by nine times European champions Madrid and were unlucky not to take a first-half lead when Alberto Aquilani’s screamer from 30 metres hit the post.

Spanish champions Real, sorely missing injured striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy, lacked ideas in midfield and bite up front but nearly took the lead themselves early in the second half when Julio Baptista’s free kick from 25 metres hit the bar.

They fell behind to a flying Taddei header in the 73rd minute, shortly after having central defender Pepe sent off, and Roma’s passage to the last eight was sealed by substitute Mirko Vucinic after a Raul goal had briefly restored Real’s hopes.

Raul slotted Robinho’s through ball past goalkeeper Doni in the 75th minute but Vucinic silenced the vociferous home crowd with an injury-time header as Real threw men forward.

Roma coach Luciano Spaletti was delighted with his team’s second Champions League win in their fourth outing at the Bernabeu that condemned Real to their fourth successive first-knockout round exit.

“I expected a tough game but my team came here to get a result and they responded perfectly,” he told a news conference.

“We suffered at times but we deserved to go through. We didn’t steal this tie from Real. I think both sides played well and that makes the win here at this ground even more special.”

Real Madrid: Iker Casillas; Míchel Salgado (Miguel Torres 64'), Pepe, Cannavaro, Heinze; Gago, Diarra (Drenthe 61'), Guti; Baptista (Soldado 85'), Robinho, Raúl

AS Roma: Doni; Cicinho (Panucci 87'), Mexes, Juan, Tonetto; De Rossi, Aquilani; Taddei, Perrotta (Pizarro 76'), Mancini (Vucinic 64'); Totti.