Real Madrid should have buried the game in the first half, seriously they played some magnificent football in the first half hour, they scored twice and were dominating, they should have gone to the jugular instead they slowed down the tempo and allowed Bayer to catch their breath. As soon as Bayer got in the game, took them a bit to get into gear, they became the dominant side, it felt like they were playing at home.
Also who in the hell would take off Benzema and Ozil with minutes to go before a penalty shoot-out? Why did Ramos go ahead of Higuain? Thats's managerial failure, the Germans knew what they were during, even doing the game, they looked well drilled, like they had a plan.
Also about the players missing the final, I think it's stupid, especially given that nowadays in European games you get a yellow card just for breathing on a player, Bayer have a deeper squad than Chelsea I don't think they will be that affected, they have decent replacements on the bench, players who might not be known by English fans but can deliver.