Veteran striker Joselu headed Union Berlin out of Europe with two second-half goals for Real Madrid.
Roared on by supporters desperate for their first ever taste of Champions League to end on a high with Europa League qualification, they were exactly where they wanted to be at half time – one-nil up against Carlo Ancelotti’s team and with Braga losing in Naples.
But the former Stoke and Newcastle striker, who is enjoying a wonderful swansong at the club where he started his career, grabbed a brace to kill the dream.