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Vidal, Boateng fume at officials after Champions League exit

Bayern Munich's Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid for the second year in a row did not go down well with Arturo Vidal and Jerome Boateng.

Karim Benzema scored twice in between goals from Joshua Kimmich and James Rodriguez to secure a 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu and a 4-3 aggregate win for the holders.

Zinedine Zidane's side also got the benefit of the doubt from referee Cuneyt Cakir on some decisions on Tuesday, most notably a handball by Marcelo in the penalty area, which went unpunished.

Even the full-back admitted he was a little lucky not to be penalised when he blocked Kimmich's cross with his hand, with the score on the night at 1-1.

Vidal, who was controversially sent off in the quarter-final second leg in the Spanish capital last season, blasted the incident as "s***" on his Instagram account.

Boateng did at least offer his congratulations to Madrid after the final whistle, albeit through some pretty gritted teeth.