Bale faces cruel clash

Michael Carrick let in Vargas but he greedily went alone with Austin screaming for a pass.

Wilson twice teed up Falcao in the closing stages but the Colombian could not find a finish to match his big wages.

And after De Gea had made a crucial late stop from Mauricio Isla, Wilson broke clear and showed him the way, scoring at the second attempt after Green saved his first shot. SHINER The big Belgian midfielder is no longer a figure of fun at OldTrafford. His arrival was a turning point – just like his goal. SHOCKER Greedily wasted a glorious chance to pull Rangers level by trying to go it alone instead of feeding Charlie Austin. GARETH BALE will miss his first game for Wales in a year if Real Madrid reach the Champions League final.

Chris Coleman’s side are lining up a friendly against Northern Ireland in Cardiff on either June 4 or 7 to prepare for their crunch Euro 2016 qualifier with Belgium this summer.

But the fixture would clash with Europe’s showpiece in Berlin on Saturday, June 6, obliging Bale (above) to miss the friendly if the Spanish side make it to the final.

Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey will be in the same boat, should the Gunners make their first Champions League appearance since 2006.

The Spanish giants – second favourites, behind Bayern Munich, to win the trophy – play Germany’s Schalke, whom they beat 9-2 on aggregate to reach the quarter-finals last season.